After the defeat of the former first lady and chief rival trump, Hillary Clinton many experts were concerned that in the forthcoming election campaign the number of women candidates drops to a minimum. But they were absolutely wrong.
Already closer to spring, the organizers of non-partisan programs Ready to Run had to move the venue of the annual summit because of the huge demand. As it turned out, many women, mostly Democrats, are going in 2018 to run for elected office.
According to the Center for U.S. women in politics, about 325 women who were previously not participating in the elections, want to become representatives of your state in the lower house of Congress. And 38 women who today not work in the Senate want to become a member of the upper house.
center Director Debbie Walsh stresses that, according to the public surveys, women are paying close attention to what is happening in the government, and they don’t like is how a male leader in the White house.
The results of the January survey NBC News/Wall Street Journal show that more than half – 56% of women stated their categorical approval does not work Donald Trump as head of state.
The President of the American political action Committee called Emily’s List, Emily Stephanie Shryock reported that the election trump and the subsequent women’s March and the popularity of the movement #metoo – all this aroused enthusiasm among democratic women.
«Now for us the real motivation is what makes the Republican party» on such issues as taxes, education, health and reproductive rights, says Shrock.
At NBC News say that exactly Donald trump has prompted many to participate in the elections.
«No one came and asked all these women to run,» says Walsh. «One morning they just woke up, looked in the mirror and said to myself: «now, if he could do it, then I can».
