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Looking ahead

1Woman vs. woman races A woman running against another woman for Governor was still a novelty in 2010. The woman vs. woman contests in New Mexico and Oklahoma produced interesting data for the future, but also raised more questions. In states with two women on the ballot, the Republican women [...]

Voter Trends

Who Votes for Women? “I think there are women who are going to vote for a woman just because [the candidate] is a woman, and men who aren’t going to vote for a woman just because [the candidate] is a woman. But when you get into, hopefully, the more thoughtful [...]

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Tracking Trends

Many of our earliest findings have shifted over the decade. Women candidates are no longer perceived as making a feminist point. Those interviewed do not believe voters see women candidates as novel or distinct. The most often recognized advantage of being a woman candidate was in debates when there are [...]

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