White Men Are Minority of House Democratic Nominees For First Time Ever

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https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/59az5k/2018-midterm-elections-women-people-of-color-candidates?utm_source=vicefbus

White Men Are Minority of House Democratic Nominees For First Time Ever

Women and people of color make up the majority of politicians running for House seats on the Democratic ticket, according to a new analysis.

By Marie Solis

Sep 11 2018, 3:21pm

White men form the minority of House Democratic nominees this cycle, giving way to a wave of women and people of color who outnumber them.

An analysis from Politico found that women in the Democratic Party have clinched 180 House nominations this cycle; at least 133 Democratic House nominees are people of color, and 158 are first-time candidates, there being some overlap among the three categories.

White men form the minority of House Democratic nominees this cycle, giving way to a wave of women and people of color who outnumber them.

An analysis from Politico found that women in the Democratic Party have clinched 180 House nominations this cycle; at least 133 Democratic House nominees are people of color, and 158 are first-time candidates, there being some overlap among the three categories.

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1. About time. But guys who look like me are way too over represented there.

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2. OK! Now, how many of all those are over 65?

I had a conversation aa week ago with my Granddaughter about all the OLD Guys in Congress. We decided we better start electing som new Dems, or the Party will disappear just because its members died off from old agw!~

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3. Absolutely

a major factor.