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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 01:16 PM Jun 2016

First woman to:

1. Win a major party's nomination.
2. Win a major party's primary contest in the following states:
a. Alabama
b. Arizona
c. Arkansas
d. California
e. Connecticut
f. Delaware
g. Florida
h. Georgia
i. Illinois
j. Indiana
k. Iowa
l. Kentucky
m. Louisiana
n. Maryland
o. Massachusetts
p. Mississippi
q. Missouri
r. Nevada
s. New Hampshire
t. New Jersey
u. New Mexico
v. New York
w. North Carolina
x. Ohio
y. Oklahoma
z. Pennsylvania
aa. Rhode Island
bb. South Carolina
cc. South Dakota
dd. Tennessee
ee. Texas
ff. Virginia
gg. West Virginia

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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
7. You should care about equal representation.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 02:43 PM
Jun 2016

Who cares what the Ferguson Council looks like, right?

The extreme importance of equal representation is scientifically documented.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
3. Thanks Geek, lots of opportunities for first. Appreciate it. I can't wait to see what this looks
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 02:08 PM
Jun 2016

like. It is exciting.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
5. exactly, what's striking to me is not that she's the first nominee but that
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 02:35 PM
Jun 2016

she's the first woman to have any kind of effect on the presidential race.

people assume that it'll happen some day, but the first one is always the hardest

 

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
8. "She's the first woman to have any kind of effect on the presidential race"
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 02:43 PM
Jun 2016

Not true, Sarah Palin blazed that trail...

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