Kathy Groob

Alison Lundergan Grimes Launches Website and Social Media Pages

July 5, 2013

Announcing earlier this week that she will challenge Mitch McConnell for the Kentucky U.S. Senate seat, Alison Lundergan Grimes announced today the address of her new website and two social media pages.…

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Ruth’s not going anywhere

July 4, 2013

By Joan Biskupic, Huffington Post – WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) – At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the U.S. Supreme Court’s liberal wing, says she is in excellent health, even…

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Lundergan Grimes focuses on generation divide, gender in Senate race

July 3, 2013

By Alexandra Jaffe – The Hill – Democrats believe their path to victory over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) runs through the generational divide between him and Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes,…

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Domain Squatter Swipes Alison Grimes’ Senate Domains

July 3, 2013

By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com – Beware of false campaign websites! Famous cybersquatter Michael Deutsch, has swooped up domain names for Alison Lundergan Grimes who announced this week that she will run…

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Ashley Judd backs Grimes in Ky. Senate race

July 2, 2013

By CAITLIN MCDEVITT, POLITICO – Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has landed a celebrity endorsement from actress Ashley Judd. The star, who flirted with the idea of challenging Mitch McConnell herself,…

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Australian Leader Announces Cabinet With Record Number of Women

July 2, 2013

By MATT SIEGEL, New York Times – SYDNEY, Australia — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who supplanted Australia’s first female prime minister last week in a party coup, announced a new cabinet on Monday…

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Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes to Challenge Mitch McConnell for Senate Seat

July 1, 2013

LIVE- Frankfort, KY–Today Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced she will challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitchell McConnell for U.S. Senate.  McConnell has held the senate seat for nearly 30 years.…

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One-Third of Women Assaulted by a Partner, Global Report Says

July 1, 2013

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – New York Times – In the first major global review of violence against women, a report released Thursday found that 30 percent of women reported having been physically…

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Name It. Change It. Stands by Research That Says Women Candidates Hurt by Appearance Remarks

June 29, 2013

In a post at the Washington Post’s Wonkblog, two researchers claim to have a study that finds press coverage of candidates’ appearance is not a problem for women candidates.  But their data and…

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