Posts by Kathy Groob
New Research Shows Women Candidates Negatively Impacted by Focus on Appearance
Media Coverage of Women Candidates’ Appearance Has Harmful Impact Positive, Negative, and Neutral Coverage Diminish A Woman Candidate’s Support From Voters WASHINGTON DC — Name It. Change It., a joint project of The Women’s Media Center and She Should Run, released two new studies today that demonstrate the gender-based challenges women face from the media…
Read MoreChelsea Clinton’s mother-in-law mulls Hill bid
By BREANNA EDWARDS, POLITICO – Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky is considering a run to reclaim her old seat in Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional district and this time she has a hefty political hand to play. Margolies-Mezvinsky, if she decides to run, can probably count on the heavy political swing that comes with the Clinton family…
Read MoreNC Senator Kay Hagan raises $1.6M in first quarter
By JAMES HOHMANN, POLITICO – Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) raised more than $1.6 million in the first three months of the year, ending the quarter with $2.7 million cash on hand. Hagan will be a top target of national Republicans next year. She represents one of seven Democratic-held seats that Mitt Romney carried last November. But…
Read MoreRobin Kelly Wins Jackson Seat in Illinois; Heads to Washington
By STEVEN YACCINO, New York Times – CHICAGO — Robin Kelly, whose stance on stricter federal gun laws brought a cascade of “super PAC” support to her campaign earlier this year, easily won the Congressional seat resigned by Jesse L. Jackson Jr. in a special election here Tuesday. Facing a lesser-known Republican opponent, Paul McKinley, and…
Read MoreSenate confirms Mary Jo White to lead SEC
By SEUNG MIN KIM, POLITICO – The Senate on Monday confirmed Mary Jo White as the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, allowing the former federal prosecutor to take control of the agency as it tries to finish key rulemakings required by the 2010 financial reform law and last year’s JOBS Act. The…
Read MoreFormer UK PM Margaret Thatcher dies after stroke
(CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday following a stroke, her spokeswoman confirmed. Britain’s only female prime minister, Thatcher served from 1979 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the “Iron Lady” for her personal and political toughness. Thatcher retired from public life after a stroke in 2002…
Read MoreDemocrats tap Obama donor network for OFA, Senate races
By TARINI PARTI, POLITICO – Julianna Smoot was there from the very beginning of Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, giving the Illinois senator a simple, yet daunting assignment: call a list of donors and convince them to pitch in as much as they could to a campaign expected to eventually lose to Hillary Clinton. Those donor…
Read MoreElizabeth Colbert Busch Has GOP Official Concerned Because She’s ‘Not A Bad-Looking Lady’
By Nick Wing, Huffington Post – Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert now facing former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) in a race for the state’s 1st Congressional District in May, has Republicans publicly expressing worries about losing the long-red seat. With her business record, a strong campaign apparatus and an…
Read MoreElizabeth Colbert Busch: Spring training over for rookie
By ALEX ISENSTADT, POLITICO – For months, rookie South Carolina congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch has had the luxury of kicking back and watching Republicans fight among themselves. With a big hand from her famous brother, comedian Stephen Colbert, she’s drawn money and publicity that other first-time office seekers could only dream of. Spring training is…
Read MoreCelebrating Mighty Girl Heroes: Ten Women You Might Not Know, But Should
By Jennifer de Beer, A Mighty Girl Senior Research Intern Do you know the name of the Polish social worker who rescued 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII? How about the name of America’s first female self-made millionaire? Can you name a British suffrage movement leader who Time Magazine declared to be…
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