What Went Down On Night 3 Of The RNC

In her remarks, Karen Pence celebrates the 19th Amendment in as paving the way for women to serve in governmental roles. But Republican women hold just a small percent of U.S. congressional seats. One contributing factor is that their party is less invested in recruiting and supporting female candidates than the Democratic party. That said, the outlook for 2020 is looking better for Republican women than in previous election years.

As Karen Pence speaks, it strikes me that Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, didn’t speak at the DNC.

I’m honestly not sure if McEnany’s appearance at the RNC is a Hatch Act violation. The website of the Office of the Special Counsel categorizes her as a “less restricted employee.” It says she is not allowed to “engage in political activity – i.e., activity directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group – while [she] is on duty.” But it also says she is allowed to “make campaign speeches for candidates in partisan elections.” This seems … inconsistent?