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‘D.C. Culture … Stranglehold’ May Cause Democrats To Lose Close Races This Year, Party Official Says

Matthew McDonald

Democrats need more of a grassroots effort to identify their voters and get them to the polls if they want to win close races around the country in November 2018, said Ray Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and a former Democratic National Committee vice chairman. Democrats have won several races recently, but fund raising for the national party has been dismal.

Politicians on ‘Daddy Track’ Have Feminists To Thank
Commentary

Politicians on ‘Daddy Track’ Have Feminists To Thank

Ira Stoll

It used to be that when someone publicly announced that he or she wanted to spend more time with family, most people figured that was a way of putting a polite public face on some other, less flattering story.

But in at least two recent high-profile cases, it appears to be a real part of what was actually happening. Both of the cases involve men — Republican men, even. So count it as something of a triumph for feminism, at least that part of it that demands dads do their share with the children.

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