The female Democrats running for office in the fight back against Trump
Fatima Manji
Special Correspondent and Presenter
In America, the women’s marches in protest against President Trump and the Me Too movement have been significant cultural and political mustering points over the last year and a half.
Well, now it all appears to have led to a surge in the number of female candidates running as Democrats in the mid-term elections this autumn. Many of the women – all standing for the first time – are hoping to win back seats in areas that voted for Donald Trump in 2016.
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