What Went Down In The June 21 Elections In Alabama, Virginia And Georgia

It’s interesting, Meredith, because 2020 was a really good year for Republican women, and a lot of people credited party recruitment. But when we talked to folks at CAWP, they said they actually weren’t sure how many of the candidates were recruited by party leadership. Political scientist Wendy Smooth also pointed out that there’s a big lack of role models and institutional support for women of color within the Republican Party — more so than in the Democratic Party, although it’s a serious issue there too.