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What it takes to build a nonpartisan pipeline for women candidates
In a space dominated by Democratic groups, the LBJ Women’s Campaign School highlights its nonpartisan approach in trying to help more women get elected to office. It’s not that simple.
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With Cori Bush, Black Lives Matter could go to Congress
Bush’s primary win in Missouri’s 1st District means the movement could be elevated into federal halls.
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Women sweep Democratic congressional primaries in Kansas
Plus: How women fared in primaries in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri and Washington.
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Mothers are increasingly running for office. Will COVID-19 sideline their momentum?
The long-term ramifications of the pandemic on political campaigning are still unclear, but there are signs that mothers could be disproportionately affected.
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These 2020 races could determine whether Republicans can hold the Senate
Several Republican women are facing competitive races in an election where forecasts have Democrats slightly favored to win Senate control.
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The outsize importance of Biden’s vice presidential pick
“There’s a feeling that this woman has to be the woman that gets it across the finish line — otherwise, the story is that a woman couldn’t get it done again.”
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The group behind viral anti-Trump ads wants to win in November. Its hyper-masculine approach isn’t helping
The Lincoln Project’s ads provoke Trump and generate media buzz. But its masculine approach may not appeal to the group of voters most likely to change their mind about backing the president.
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Lincoln Project video editor is out over crude tweets about female anatomy
The anti-Trump Republican project was asked about tweets in which he used derogatory slang for female anatomy to insult political rivals.
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Breonna Taylor’s death looms over Kentucky’s primary election
Organizers in Louisville say many voters told them that Breonna Taylor was on their minds as they cast their ballots.
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Kamala Harris wants America to turn protest into policy. Is she the one to make it happen?
In many ways, Harris’s career stands as a nexus: between cries to “defund the police” and to compromise and legislate.