The Hoarse Whisperer

While this is all true & good, the woman he ran against was more qualified than him in every way; 25 years in the State Department, held all of the same liberal viewpoints, but has a track record of service to back it up. Year of the Woman, this is not. At least not in Iowa.

Thankfully, the reverse has been the case in lots of places. I heard an interesting stat last night. Might have the exact numbers slightly off but not by much. This year, in races where a woman was running against a man and neither were the incumbent, women - 45; men - 25.

While I am sad for his opponent, this happens in elections (that's the point). His message resonated better with the voters this year. In a lot of places in previous years, there were no Dem candidates at all and GOP won by default. Isn't this a better result for everyone?

This particular seat has no Republican opponent. The primary was the election. I have no doubt he will do a good job. I am saddened that he better “resonated with the voters” b/c that seems to mean “white-maleness” resonates better than “qualified female”. Still. Again.