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Why you should vote for a woman in 2018

  • Written by Jeffrey Lazarus, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
Deedra Abboud is running for the U.S. Senate in ArizonaAP Photo/Matt York

This year, women are poised to make great gains in congressional representation.

Across the country, women are running for office in greater numbers than ever before, in particular for seats in Congress. Including both incumbents and challengers, more than 500 women are...

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