More than half of the winning Democratic candidates for House seats in Tuesday’s primary elections were women ― a fresh indication of women’s sustained political mobilization since President Donald Trump’s election. Women won 17 of20 Democratic primary races for open seats, according to Politico. Tuesday’s wins for Democratic women continue a wave of similar victories in other state primaries this year, showing the increased fervor and political engagement among women since Trump’s defeat of Hillary Clinton in 2016. A long-term goal of the movement has been to encourage women to run for public office, and numerous organizations have formed to help train women candidates and provide campaign resources. On Tuesday, five GOP women won House primaries, according to Gender Watch 2018.

Source: Huffington Post May 09, 2018 14:37 UTC