Ep. 26: Women Could Make Up a Quarter of the Senate Next Year
The Week Ahead
If Democrats sweep on Election Day, the group of newly elected U.S. senators will be disproportionately female, better educated and not as white as the current Senate, says Roll Call senior editor David Hawkings. Find out who are the likely newcomers that will add a touch of diversity to the chamber that has been dominated by white, middle age or older men.
Show Notes:
- More Diverse Senate Would Come with a Democratic Sweep
- Schumer Says Immigration, Tax Overhaul on Potential Agenda
- Superhero Super PACs Help Johnson’s Campaign
- The Most Effective Attack of the 2016 Election Cycle
- Schilling Says He’ll Run Against Warren, if His Wife Says it’s OK
Newspaper cites Sen. Mark Kirk’s health as reason to endorse challenger, Kirk campaign calls it a “cheap shot” https://t.co/VydEGt0NnE pic.twitter.com/qSplD5v5ih
— Roll Call (@rollcall) October 18, 2016
Third-party candidate removed from Murphy-Rubio debate https://t.co/w0TsZRs4dV pic.twitter.com/K0tf1ozMv3
— Roll Call (@rollcall) October 18, 2016
