| April Thu, 2019
Murphy’s latest job approval poll is out, and the number of unhappy N.J. residents is rising
“Most people — 52 percent — approve of the job he’s doing, while 43 percent disapprove of his performance, according to the first joint Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and Fairleigh Dickinson University poll.”
| April Thu, 2019
Women Divided on Defending Biden’s Style as Just ‘Human Touch’
"There's a bit of 'not getting it' when it comes to the gender story here," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics. "To me, there's been a patronizing quality to this, an alpha male asserting himself physically, that I think is problematic for him."
| April Thu, 2019
Lori Lightfoot’s historic victory is part of a bigger story of black women winning in politics
“Just 18 black women have served as mayors of America’s 100 largest cities, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.”
| April Wed, 2019
Black women govern only 4% of the biggest US cities. But their numbers are growing
“In 2015 there was a mini-wave of mayoral elections ushering black women into office in San Antonio, Washington and other large cities. Of the 19 black women in history who have served as mayors of the largest 100 US cities, half are currently in office, according to CAWP.”