Well, we’ve made it through the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. There are many important issues and conversations yet to have before our respective primaries and the general election, but we do seem to keep circling back to one question: can a woman win a presidential election?
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Amy offers a wrap-up of some of the most infuriating and awesome news of the month in her Rants and Raves for February. This week, she takes on arresting an 11-year-old, a bill that would lead to trans-related censorship in South Dakota schools, and the number of women in the race for the 2020 nomination.
Read MoreThe rant (and rave) blog from last month was so well reviewed that I’ve decided to make it my next series! Look for the next three blogs from me to be things I’m mad or thrilled about. Also, if there is something you want me to rant or rave about, shoot me an email or check out Lauren and I presenting at UCEA in Houston on Friday!
Read MoreHopefully, you voted on Tuesday. Hopefully, you got to bed at a reasonable time. I stayed up far too late, compulsively refreshing election returns from CNN and The New York Times. I became deeply familiar with the Texas county map and cheered when polls in Atlanta were forced to stay open three hours later than originally scheduled. In Wednesday’s proverbial cold light of day, pundits nationwide looked for a unifying narrative to the midterms or an answer to the question of What does it mean? I don’t have that for you – and honestly I don’t think they really do either – but I will offer a couple of reflections.
Read MoreThis week, I will shamelessly copy one of my favorite podcast hosts, Jon Lovett. On his weekly show, Lovett has a segment called the Rant Wheel, in which he spins the wheel and rants about whatever topic it lands on. In my modified version, I would like to rant about some of the infuriating or inspiring things we’ve seen in the news in the last couple weeks.
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