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US: Record numbers of women are running, but how many can win?

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US: Record numbers of women are running, but how many can win?

Source: CNN

With primary season underway and a record number of women on ballots nationwide, the question now is how many will make it to office after elections in November. The reality is that many of the women running face long odds.

Of the 40 women who have advanced from primaries in Solid Republican districts, 37 of them are Democrats, and may have the odds stacked against them.

Click here to read the full article published by CNN on 11 June 2018.

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With primary season underway and a record number of women on ballots nationwide, the question now is how many will make it to office after elections in November. The reality is that many of the women running face long odds.

Of the 40 women who have advanced from primaries in Solid Republican districts, 37 of them are Democrats, and may have the odds stacked against them.

Click here to read the full article published by CNN on 11 June 2018.

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