2018 is being called the year of the woman. with a record number of female candidates running for office. 476 filing to run for the house alone. 226 of those winning their primary so far. a lot of women have been energized by their opposition to the president, and that energy is expected to extend into the voting booth, where they could determine how the balance of power shifts in november. back with me to talk about all that, maya wily, nick confessore and danielle moodie-mills. it is in some way the story of democratic, not republican party politics, because we haven t seen the same thing in the republican party. on the democratic side you ve got this crazy stat, something like over 50% of open primaries in which one man and one woman, the woman is winning. democratic voters have been choosing women candidates, they ve been running for office, and women voters have been the core of volunteers, phone bankers, door like that is where the energy s coming from. completely true. and n
2018 is being called the year of the woman. with a record number of female candidates running for office. 476 filing to run for the house alone. 226 of those winning their primary so far. a lot of women have been energized by their opposition to the president, and that energy is expected to extend into the voting booth, where they could determine how the balance of power shifts in november. back with me to talk about all that, maya wily, nick confessore and danielle moodie-mills. it is in some way the story of democratic, not republican party politics, because we haven t seen the same thing in the republican party. on the democratic side you ve got this crazy stat, something like over 50% of open primaries in which one man and one woman, the woman is winning. democratic voters have been choosing women candidates, they ve been running for office, and women voters have been the core of volunteers, phone