Democratic Party

Four women remain out of an original six in the Democratic primary for president: Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and activist Marianne Williamson. They may face a harder road than the men in the race. Research on candidates has shown that women encounter a number of obstacles in a political campaign. Gender stereotypes work against women. Voters may be less likely to see them as leaders, or may see them as credible only on “feminine” issues like education and child care, and question their ability on...

Steve Bullock / Medium Montana Governor Steve Bullock and former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak have dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. Bullock announced his exit in a post on Medium: “Today, I announced that I’m suspending my campaign for President. While there were many obstacles we could not have anticipated when entering into this race, it has become clear that in this moment, I won’t be able to break through to the top tier of this still-crowded field of candidates.” A Bullock aide told the New York Times that...

Virginia’s legislature saw a massive blue wave on Tuesday as both chambers in the General Assembly went to the Democrats for the first time in decades, winning at least two seats in the state Senate and at least five in the House to take majorities. The Washington Post reports: “With Democrats already controlling the governor’s mansion, the state’s two U.S. Senate seats, and a majority of its congressional seats, Republicans are bracing for policy changes in Richmond and the specter of Democrats redrawing legislative districts after the 2020 Census that...