The Difference in Diversity
David Wasserman in Five Thirty Eight Politics highlights the diversity gap now -- and the likely greater gap post-2014 midterm elections -- between the two parties in Congress, with the GOP caucus far more white and male than the Democratic side.
One Way to Get More GOP Women
Politico focuses on Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and her efforts, in collaboration with some of her Republican women colleagues in the House, to raise big bucks for newcomers seeking to join them on Capitol Hill.
Breaking the 20% Barrier?
Drawing on CAWP data, Time hypothesizes that this could be the year that women - more than half the U.S. population - finally grab 20 percent or more of Congress. Philip Bump of The Washington Post, in The Fix, elaborates on the same point with some historical context. Right now, Senate membership is 20 percent female (20/100) but the House lags at 18.2 percent (79/435, not including non-voting delegates). A net increase of 8 seats, for a total of 107 women in Congress (House and Senate combined) would hit that 20 percent benchmark.
For Junkies Only
Political junkies, that is...CAWP's Professor Susan Carroll talked politics on NPR's Ken Rudin's Political Junkie, addressing the prospects for women's votes in November.
Guess Who Likes the Idea of Women Candidates?
Hillary Clinton, that's who, per The Wall Street Journal. But she still isn't commenting on her own plans with regard to becoming one.
