The closing weeks of the midterm campaign have seen a furious uptick in personal, negative attacks in congressional races. In many competitive races, Democrats are accusing Republican candidates -- all male, mostly white -- of being anti-woman and, in some cases, violently so.The effort to spotlight male candidates' potential weaknesses on women and women's issues is part of Democrats' calculated, endgame strategy to woo undecided female voters -- an influential bloc that historically trends toward their party -- just as many Americans are tuning into the midterm campaigns.
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The closing weeks of the midterm campaign have seen a furious uptick in personal, negative attacks in congressional races. In many competitive races, Democrats are accusing Republican candidates -- all male, mostly white -- of being anti-woman and, in some cases, violently so.The effort to spotlight male candidates' potential weaknesses on women and women's issues is part of Democrats' calculated, endgame strategy to woo undecided female voters -- an influential bloc that historically trends toward their party -- just as many Americans are tuning into the midterm campaigns.
For more information, please visit National Journal Magazine.