'War on women' may have helped Democrats; Senate has record number of women

[randomtasks]

The Year of the Woman, 1992, was declared a triumph when the number of women in the Senate increased to six.

This year, the so-called "War on Women" energized Democrats to break a record for the number of women-held seats in the Senate. Nineteen women are in the Senate now, one more than the record set during the last Congress.

Comments

[the_physicist]

Akin didn't win? Wooooh! I think hope for humanity might have died if he had. Phew. Glad McCaskill won. And good to see that huge imbalance has been every so slightly shifted towards more women again.

[tabaqui]

OH, yeah, we kicked his *ass*.
:)

[shukivengeance]

That whole thing was shut down! ;D

[karma_aster]

Well, in cases of legitimate stupidity and sexism, the progressive electorate has ways to try and shut that whole thing down.

[creepers58]

I think Heidi Heitkamp needs to be added to the number of female senators. Rick Berg just conceded the ND race.

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[noodledays]

awesome!

[ahria]

I voted for her! I'm very pleased.

[imnotasquirrel]

man, akin really screwed himself over, especially when you consider that the state still went for romney, so it's not like they were swinging democrat overall.

the schadenfreude is delicious.

Ryan's still kept his seat in Wisconsin, I hear?

[jazzypom]

Is that true?

Re: Ryan's still kept his seat in Wisconsin, I hear?

[brucelynn]

Yes

Re: Ryan's still kept his seat in Wisconsin, I hear?

[sihaya09]

Technically Paul Ryan is still in his house seat, though he did lose the VP slot.

[bmh4d0k3n]

Yay, Tammy Baldwin!!! I'm so proud I got to vote for her!