United States

Women in the Race

Julia Newman

There are 160 women running for congressional and gubernatorial positions in the election this coming Tuesday, November 2nd. This high number has broken records, and many of these women are Republicans, including Sharron Angle and Nikki Haley. This would seem like improvement because the United States is ranked 90th in the world for the number of women elected, after Cuba and Afghanistan. However, overall the female candidates are doing poorly in the polls. Currently there are 13 Democratic women in the senate and only four Republican women. CNN polls show women voters are less likely and less enthusiastic to vote this year.

• Gubernatorial: Governor

Additional Reading:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/28/women.candidates/index.html?hpt=C2
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1274965/Election-2010-humiliated-women-.html