Hey folks, the "Pink Wave" is Blue. The current record of 107 women in Congress will probably be around 119 by the time these toss-up races are called, but the overwhelming majority will be Democrats. Many political scientists have written about why--here are just a few...
1. Donors are contributing to the gap between Dem and Republican women. In this @MisOfFact post, @MCrowderMeyer and Rosalyn Cooperman summarize their new JOP article on limited institutional support for Republican women campaigns. vox.com/mischiefs-of-f…
2. Women are more likely to be moderate and not feel like a good fit in GOP. This from Danielle Thomsen's 2017 book, "Opting Out of Congress." amazon.com/Opting-Out-Con… Featured in this interview with @MattGrossmann; also @HeatherOndercin! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/epi… 
3. Republican women are less likely to be found in traditional recruitment pools. Recruiters have a limited definition of "eligible" candidates, and this disproportionately affects GOP women. Academic article by @MCrowderMeyer and Ben Lauderdaie
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4. The gap between Republican men and women and their response to recruitment contact is larger than the gap between Democratic men and women. From @jrpjrpjrp Olga Stoddard and Rachel Fisher in @PolBehavior. They suggest the message matters. link.springer.com/article/10.100…
@FiveThirtyEight's @perrybaconjr summarizes more of this scholarship in this excellent article, featuring expertise from Laurel Elder, Michelle Swers, @cmMcConnaughy, Danielle Thomsen, Shauna Shames, and @DaveAHopkins. fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-t…
And this edited volume includes chapters from many of the same experts:
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