Women make big gains in Democratic politics…

And MORE Women vote these days then men…

They may not just vote Democratic….

But there are more Democratic voters on the whole….

The biggest trend in midterm Democratic politics is women kicking ass, a sign of energy and momentum for women presidential candidates in 2020.

Why it matters: Women are proving to be the most powerful political force in the country right now. Democrats are already crushing it with women, advancing them to congressional general elections all across the country.

• 2020 watch: Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand could all end up on the Democratic presidential primary debate stages next cycle. Even Oprah Winfrey was rumored for 2020 (though she’s since denied it).
• The state of play: The #MeToo movement showed the world why there needs to be more women leaders. President Trump unleashed a wave of women who are motivated to run for office in opposition to him and the GOP agenda. There are already at least five Democratic women rumored to be considering a 2020 run, so it’s likely that women will be a leading voice in crafting the party’s agenda in 2020.

What we’re hearing:

Cook Political Report’s David Wasserman writes that one-third of the way into midterm primaries, “Dem House primaries are coming to be defined by women trouncing men.”

• An incredible stat, via Wasserman: In the 65 Democratic primaries so far with at least one man and one woman, and no incumbent, women defeated men in 45 races; men defeated women in 18….

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