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Lessons From the Class of ’02

In 2006, five women governors – two Republicans and three Democrats – ran for re-election. This is an unprecedented achievement for American women. Four of the governors led their races comfortably from beginning to end. Only one started her race with a significant challenge, but she navigated the challenge artfully [...]

A Word on Raising Money and Organizing Women

Raising Money “The difference [between men’s and women’s campaigns] is simply money, the availability of money…” – Candidate Like it or Not: The Most Important Factor is Money While women candidates have become financially competitive in federal races, many of the women who ran for governor in 1998 lamented that [...]

Outsiders with Insider Connections

Be Good at the Game, but not Captive of it “I am an outsider…I am not a good old boy and I’m never going to be a good old boy. And those guys who really count on the good old boys have always had a problem with me and I’ve [...]

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