1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and welcome to stuff. 2 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: I've never told your production of I Heart Radio. Oh 3 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: do you have a question? Am I supposed to start 4 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: with a question today? I just realized this. Yeah, that's 5 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: the rule. Okay, So Annie, Yes, I've got a question 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: for you. Okay, what kind of question should I be asking? Whatever? 7 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: Big question is on your mind? Okay, Uh, big question 8 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: is on my mind. I have so many questions on 9 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: my mind. But I don't know if that's pertinent. H 10 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: you just had lunch. What did you have for lunch today? Oh? 11 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: The classic lunch you know. Um, this is actually a 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: kind of a funny story because um, Samantha and I, 13 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: one of our sponsors just sent us a very late 14 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: uh and I'm not mad about it, but it was 15 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: a kind of surprise, a late um meal kit. So 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: I I do my shopping in two weeks. I do 17 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: the planning. It's like meticulous, what can last how long? 18 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: And now I have four extra meals, which is a 19 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: wonderful problem to have. I'm not complaining, but I don't 20 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: want any food to go to waste. So I'm having 21 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: to revamp all of my meals and like combine things 22 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: that I wouldn't normally combine. So today I had a 23 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: proccoli an asparagus salad. Was that when you're kid, No no, 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: no no, I'm just trying to use up the vegetables 25 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: before they go bad. And because I have these meal 26 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: kids now I'm having to combine them delicious. It was, well, 27 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: did you have for lunch? I had a microwave at meal. 28 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: I thought there was gonna be more, but you know, alright, 29 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: because I'm not gonna necessarily tell you the brand or whatever, 30 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: but it was pretty much the adult version of spaghettios essentially, 31 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: and I'm missing I'm not gonna lie. And the microwave 32 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: mill was like lower or whatever, the leanish whatever, trying 33 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: to keep it in proportion. But yeah, I missed my spaghettios. 34 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: I's gonna say that I've never had spaghettios, but recently 35 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: on the other podcast time on Sabor, we did one 36 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: on Chiftboaranty, which doesn't do spaghettios. So I did the 37 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: ravioli Mini ravioli, yes, and I never had that, so 38 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: I got some at my last grocery redd and I'm 39 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: gonna have some for the first time. It's kind of 40 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: like the ramen thing where you can make it your 41 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: own soul. A lot of ki and pepper and a 42 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: lot of cheese, and it was just a shredded like 43 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: melty cheesy, a little bit of pepper. I missed those 44 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: days and I thought I was a chef too. What 45 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: I think this? Yeah, it was so so fancy. I 46 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: think that is fancy. I love the idea of adding 47 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: some spice to it. I'm excited, um, but that is 48 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: not what we're talking about today. I just got stuff 49 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: because I realized, oh, I'm kind of leading this one. 50 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: And I didn't do the any classic question. So it 51 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: cracks me up that you didn't go for the easy one, 52 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: which is did you ever think about being in politics? 53 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: I like, I can't do this. You went the no, 54 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: this is great. You went in a different round, such 55 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: a completely different mindset. Did you think ab I getting 56 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: into politics? Now? Do you say that I did? Yes? Yeah, 57 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: I did. When I was in third grade, I was 58 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: told I would be a great politician because I looked 59 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: people in the eye and said what I meant, and 60 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: I was like, hm hmm, okay, And then I thought 61 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: about it for a while and I definitely got involved 62 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: in college and even in middle school in high school, 63 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: but my life just didn't go that way. And then 64 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: I got it really in my head that even though 65 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: now I think I was too concerned about this, but 66 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: at the time, I was like, what if they find 67 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: out that one time in college I did X Y 68 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: is he drug? Girl? I could never be elected. I mean, 69 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: it's well, once upon a time it used to be 70 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: that meticulous and that yeah, judgmental. I don't know how 71 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: it elsed to say it, um, but yeah, that is 72 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: what we're talking about today. Thank you for Annie, who 73 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: actually is on point. Instead of talking about canned spaghettios, um, 74 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: but we are going to be talking about very recent 75 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: events because we know this year is going out with 76 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: a bang, especially when it comes to politics and the 77 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: US government. So we want to look around the country 78 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: and when I say the country, I mean the US 79 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: UM and and the current elections, to see where all 80 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: our ladies are at, where our ladies at um, And 81 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: just to put this out there, we aren't hitting every state. 82 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: That would take a long long time. And I did 83 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: think about it, by the way, but we're like, oh 84 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: my god, it's gonna be like a to our episode, UM. 85 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: But we are looking at a small number with some highlights. 86 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: So if there is an election we don't mention in 87 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: the episode, and you guys want to tell us more 88 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: about it, please do. The more information the better. Absolutely, 89 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: before we get into specific candidates, we did want to 90 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: do a quick review of the stats of women in 91 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: the current election. So if you look at the Senate, 92 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: the number of women had broken previous records of women 93 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,239 Speaker 1: running for government and in the numbers continue to climb. 94 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: In the U s Senate, sixty women are candidates, which 95 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: makes the increase at thirteen point to percent from the 96 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: record set in the last election, and this year's record 97 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: breaking Senate numbers are due to the increase in both 98 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: Democratic and Republican parties, with thirty one Democratic women um 99 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: which equals to be a fourteen point eight percent jump, 100 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: while there are twenty two Republican women candidates broke their 101 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: previous record by twenty nine point four right, and so 102 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: in the US House uh in it was pretty much 103 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: the Democratic Party that broke the record from most female 104 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: candidates this year. The number actually remained the same for 105 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: the Democrats, while a huge contrast for the Republican Party, 106 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: which added almost a hundred more female candidates than in tween, 107 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: which pushed record breaking numbers to a s increase a 108 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: little more, and we're going to dig a little bit 109 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: deeper into why that might be. Yes, yes, And like 110 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: we previously discussed in the first Women in Politics episode, 111 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 1: this year was a record setting year for the number 112 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: of women of color who were running for the U 113 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: s House of Representatives. The number, according to the Center 114 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: for American Women in Politics, women of color are at 115 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: least forty two point five percent of all women running, 116 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: forty five percent of Democratic women in thirty seven point 117 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: nine percent of Republican women House candidates in and for 118 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: the US Senate, women of color make up of at 119 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: least about thirty percent of all women running in twenty 120 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: which doesn't really change so much for the Republican Party. 121 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: So the bigger number was in the US House um 122 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: though they have hit a record breaking high overall, like 123 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:58,119 Speaker 1: we said, but actually for the Democratic Party it shows 124 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: a rise of thirty point one percent, which is a 125 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: little less than the increase in twenties sixteen, So twenty 126 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: sixteen was a bigger impact, and though it is increasing, 127 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: it still hasn't beaten that number, right, And to break 128 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: down this all a little bit more, we want to 129 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: share some current specifics. Right now, there are only two 130 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: Native Americans represented in Congress. Charis David's the first openly 131 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: l g B t q I Native American woman of 132 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: Congress in the first openly l g B two q 133 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: I plus representative of Kansas elected in um and Deborah 134 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: Holland elected in teen as well in New Mexico. For 135 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: this election, the record number of eighteen female Native American 136 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: candidates are running for Congress, which is a slow start, 137 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: but it is a start, right and with the overall 138 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: number of at least two hundred and sixty seven women 139 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: of color running as a major party candidate, there are 140 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: at least a hundred thirty black women running this year, 141 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: and by the way, there are only forty four Black 142 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: women who hold seats in Congress at this time, which 143 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: is a new record. In additionally, there are currently seventy 144 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: five Latina candidates and forty one Asian Pacific Islanders and 145 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: sixteen Middle Eastern or North African candidates. So some definite 146 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: progress has been made, and we did want to take 147 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: a look at some specific candidates. But first we're gonna 148 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: pause for a quick break for word from our sponsor 149 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: and we're back. Thank you sponsored. So yeah, let's let's 150 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: look at some specific people that we should be watching. 151 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: Starting with Corey Bush out of Missouri. So from Ferguson, Missouri. 152 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: Bush is a mother, pastor, and nurse and is a 153 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: progressive who is pushing to make significant change within the 154 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: political system and a powerhouse activist who has been a 155 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: part of the anti racist movement in Ferguson since and 156 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: after two attempts, she has ousted the incumbent William Lacey Clay. 157 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: She will be running against Republican Anthony Rodgers and libertarian 158 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: Alex Furman, and her platform includes medicure for all, Green Deal, 159 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: education and housing for all, social and criminal justice reform, 160 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: prison reform, and many similar issues and platforms supported by 161 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: Bernie Sanders, who is a supporter and endorser of Corey 162 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: Bush right and many people are excited by her they 163 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: should be. Then there's Candice Venezuela down in Texas, a 164 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: mother and an educator, endorsed by the late Representative John 165 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Lewis and Representative Ayana Pressley. She will be facing off 166 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: with the public a canadidate Beth bean Done. Her platform 167 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: includes gun control, educational access for all, healthcare access for all, 168 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: criminal justice and police reform, and reproductive justice. She would become, 169 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: by the way, the first Afro Latina representative in US history, 170 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: and would also flip the seat if elected. Looking at Kentucky, 171 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: we have Amy McGrath. She had a pretty contentious runoff 172 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: with Earls Booker which was a fairly ugly campaign, but 173 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,119 Speaker 1: is now the current Democratic candidate running against Mitch McConnell. 174 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: Grath is a former Marine fighter pilot and she had 175 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: previously lost in twenty in a run for US House 176 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: of Representatives against Andy Barr, but is now back. Her 177 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: platform includes affordable healthcare, climate change policy, and a level 178 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: of gun control. Right and just a note, she's one 179 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: of the more central leaning. I guess, if we had 180 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: to put it in a way, uh in as a Democrat? Okay, yes, uh? 181 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: And now let's talk about the squad Squad. Not surprisingly, 182 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: the candidates informally known as a squad, have been fiercely 183 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: under attack and very visible, with a lot of opposition 184 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: implying that they were at risk of losing their candidacy, 185 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: which has been proven false. Though being outspent by almost 186 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: four hundred percent, they were still able to claim victory right, 187 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: so Rashida Talib in Michigan. She has made history as 188 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: being one of only two Muslim women in office, and 189 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: though many tried to cast out on her campaign, she 190 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: won out over Brenda Jones, who she just actually defeated previously, 191 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: and as of this week, by the ways, August twenty, 192 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 1: if you're wondering, um Alan Omar was able to defeat 193 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: Ante Melton Mo to the Minnesota District five primary, and 194 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: we'll be running in November. Then there's Alexandria A Kasia 195 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: Cortez Um. She defeated former CNBC correspondent and anchor Michelle 196 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: Caruso Cabrera in a June Democratic primary election for New 197 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: York's fourteenth Congressional district. And then Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts 198 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: did not have a primary challenger, and as of July 199 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: there was no Republican primary and therefore the September election 200 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: will be based on right ends, which was very interesting 201 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: to me. When I was looking that up, I was like, huh, yeah, 202 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: I didn't know that was a thing. I guess that 203 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: makes sense. Yeah, I'm just surprised. It seems like it 204 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: would have been uh more of an issue opponents. And 205 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: I don't know much about Massachusetts, but just because there's 206 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: such a campaign against the squad by the Republican Party, 207 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm actually surprised there was no one place. Yeah, So 208 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: we're going to kind of come down to Georgia and 209 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: Nikima Williams, who is currently as Georgia State Senator. She 210 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: was chosen by the party leaders after the death of 211 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: John Lewis to replace him. On the ballot. She'll be 212 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: running against the Republican Angela State and King Um And 213 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: there's been some conversation as to whether she does win, 214 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: which is likely if she would resign to allow the 215 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: citizens to vote instead of just accepting the appointment by 216 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 1: the party leaders, which is kind of one of the 217 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: reason I wanted to pull her up because of the 218 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: circumstances like this. UM And I know many have asked, 219 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: even though they are supporters, that she would do so 220 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: to allow for the voters to have a choice. Um 221 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: And her platform does include medicare for all and reformation 222 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: of police policy, so it'll be interesting to see how 223 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: that will play out. Yes, yes, uh. And then if 224 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: we look at Tennessee, we have MARKETA Bradshaw. Bradshaw is 225 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: a new face to the congressional race and apparently making 226 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: some pretty big waves. She is known as a union 227 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: and neighborhood organizer, and it's also known as an environmental activist. 228 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: The Memphis resident is the only black woman to run 229 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: for a major party seat in the state. Her win 230 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: seemed to have been a surprise for the Democratic Party 231 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: in Tennessee, especially with her campaign spending significantly less than 232 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: her opponent. She will be running against Republican Bill Haggardy. 233 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: Um and then we didn't want to mention Sarah Gideon 234 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: just because after the confirmation hearing for Justice Kavanaugh, we 235 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: have watched as Mania predicted him to continue to follow 236 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: his anti pro choice agenda and the reckoning of his 237 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: supporters who have been proven wrong as to whether he 238 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: would remain neutral or objective. Susan Collins, who is the 239 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: current representative, has been hit pretty hard by her stance 240 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: in his confirmation and so Sarah Gideon has shown a 241 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: slight lead during the campaign. UM. Sara Gideon is a 242 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: state representative and current state Speaker of the House. She's 243 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: a modern Democratic whose platform include affordable healthcare, climate change policies, 244 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: in addressing the opioid crisis. Yeah, so there's a handful 245 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: of UM, some of the Democratic candidates. We're keeping an 246 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: eye on UM. But we wanted to talk about Republican 247 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: female candidates as well, and we're gonna do that after 248 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: a quick break for a word from response and we're back, 249 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: Thank you, sponsor. So, Yeah, as we mentioned at the top, 250 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: the Republican Party has broken the all time record of 251 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: female candidates this election. They have over a increase in 252 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: female candidates running this year compared to the election. The 253 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: current amount of female representatives in Congress is significantly less 254 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: than the Democratic Party, but they have quickly come together 255 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: to change the narrative and we see more women being 256 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: represented in the party, maybe in part due to the 257 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: eighteen elections and the new excitement of seeing women being 258 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: represented in leadership. So groups like Republican Women for Progress 259 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: and New York Republican Representative at least DEFONIC have continued 260 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: to push for more women to step up into political positions, 261 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: though they still have received some pushbacks. This year has 262 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: made for a change and growth in female Republican candidates. 263 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: And yeah, we want to spotlight some candidates that are 264 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: making the news, starting with Kelly Laffler, right here in Georgia, 265 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: Laffler was appointed by Governor Kemp for the Senate UM. 266 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: At this time, she has made some major headlines in 267 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: regards to insider trading and profiting from the recent pandemic, 268 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: as well as her leadership as an owner of the 269 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: w NBA team. We touched on this pretty recently. Fairly 270 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: new to the political seat, she's currently facing Doug Collins 271 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: within the Republican Party and Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock, who, 272 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: by the way, the w NBA team she owns is 273 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,479 Speaker 1: currently endorsing. They were wearing shirts supporting him at games. 274 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: Yeah right, UM. And then also in Georgia, we didn't 275 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: want to talk about Marjorie Taylor Green. She came out 276 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: kind of out of nowhere. She is a supporter of 277 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: Q and ON and a fierce supporter of Trump. She 278 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: defeated Neurosurgeant John Cowan in the US House primaries representing 279 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: for Georgia. UM. She's already made a big splash with 280 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: going after the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her racist 281 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: and anti Muslim and anti Semitic comments. So she's making 282 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: that news. Tramp priced her victory and is fully endorsing 283 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: her candidacy without any surprise, and she'll be facing Democrat 284 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: Kevin von Austle. Then there's Lauren bobart Um. She defeated 285 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: incumbent Scott Tipton with many ads attacking him, stating that 286 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: he was too liberal and not willing to fight for Colorado. 287 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: Her platform includes guns rights and the open carry law. 288 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: One of her picks includes her pistol on her thigh. 289 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 1: Her restaurant is known for her servers carrying guns while working, 290 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: and it was alleged that a juvenile was allowed to 291 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: carry as well. She is known as a q and 292 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: On sympathizer, and she will be running against Democratic Diane 293 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: mitch Bush Right. So these names are coming up, and 294 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: we love seeing women come out and being leaders. It's 295 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: interesting to see who is supporting what how. Definitely, I 296 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: feel like the spectrum of where we are politically can 297 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: be seen and represented by all of these women in 298 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: different ways. And I do want to talk about women 299 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: in Q and On at one point in time because 300 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: I find that fascinating in a different level. That's just me, 301 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. But of course for this election, that 302 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: and still pizza Gate in the Bertha Right stuff is 303 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: coming back up speaking of Bertha right, which is what 304 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: we were talking about. Uh Kamala Harris. I didn't want 305 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: to talk about her and her vice president nomination with Biden. UM. 306 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: It was just recently announced and the reaction is mixed. 307 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: UM she has been called the cop candidate in between 308 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: her and his criminal policy record. Many are concerned, especially 309 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: with the current controversy of police brutality, and I think 310 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: it's a bigger conversation. And I've been talking with a 311 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: lot of different people about her UM record as well 312 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: as her background and prosecution and her very hard on 313 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: crime and hard on black, uh male criminals as well, 314 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: and I think that's been a big concern rightly so 315 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: for a lot of people who has been wanting and 316 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: is still stressing about the need for reform, especially with 317 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: when the police and UM law enforcement area. And I've 318 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: said this a few times. I find that it is 319 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: disconcerting because I don't think she's ever really addressed her 320 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: records in California, which she should, which has to be 321 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: something that needs to be stated. Of course that's just 322 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: my opinion. But at the same time, like being a 323 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: part of something that because I was a part of 324 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: the court system as well, the juvenile portion, and there 325 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: are a lot of things that are really ugly and 326 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: just too black and white without room in any way. 327 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: But I can't imagine being a leader, being a prosecutor, 328 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: as a woman of color, being a black woman, being 329 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: in this leadership position an era at a time where 330 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,719 Speaker 1: everything was supposed to be hard on crime and no tolerance, 331 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: and trying to keep your stance as a professional as 332 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: well as being a woman in that field, and you 333 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: have to show no mercy because if you do, you're 334 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: seen as weak. Now that's not an excuse, but I 335 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: think that there's an underlying reason of overperformed me in 336 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: order to prove oneself. And we've talked about it many times, 337 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: how women and women of color, black women have to 338 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: go overboard and over the top to prove themselves equal 339 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: in a field that's dominated by men. Yeah. Yeah, And 340 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,479 Speaker 1: it's I mean, it's a historic nomination because she is 341 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: the first black women, black women of Indian descent nominated 342 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: by a major party to national office. I think those 343 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: are all the things, So I don't wanna um, I 344 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: don't want to forget that, and and note that it 345 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 1: is important, but because of that, like one as we 346 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: always say with first like I'm glad it's happening, but 347 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: also sad that it's like um, but and then also yes, 348 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: like you said, but we've talked about so many times, 349 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: especially when it comes to women in politics, but pretty 350 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: much any woman in a leader ship position. And then 351 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: you have the intersectionality of race or um sexual identity, 352 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. There are these layers of having 353 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: to go above and beyond and just being a I 354 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: feel like attacked more like for just the shoes you're 355 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: wearing or the color you're wearing. And we're already seeing 356 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: that we're at the gate. Oh, I know, it's like 357 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: already we've got phony Kamala, we've got the nasty woman 358 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: has returned. There's a part of me that's like, wow, 359 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: we're seen. It's just really yeah. And then I saw 360 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: because of course, what better time does the president have 361 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: other I mean, he doesn't have anything better than to 362 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 1: do than workshop nicknames, And some of the ones he's 363 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: talking about was like attack, overly ambitious. UM mean, I 364 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: love it, get to like second grade. She's nasty yeah, 365 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: nasty yeah yeah, and it's funny to be too. I 366 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: know we've talked about the semi, I was overly ambitious. 367 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: Just you would not hear that about a man. It 368 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: was would be such a rare case a man would 369 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: be accused of being overly ambitious. And if you're the 370 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: vice president, if you're going for like one of the 371 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: most powerful offices you can, ambition is a part of it. 372 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: You don't like just stumble into. Well, hopefully you don't. 373 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: I mean, her true ambition was to be a part 374 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: of the presidential candidate election, and she was you know, 375 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: she stepped down from that, So being a part of 376 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: the VP is kind of like a step down for her, 377 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, not necessarily empowered, but like 378 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: from her original goal to this. She was like yeah, 379 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: and and we're so excited to have a woman. I 380 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: mean that was kind of the conversation, is whoever he 381 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 1: looks at, is it going to be a female or 382 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: a woman or is it gonna be the same conversation again? Yeah, yeah, 383 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: but as we we all know it's gonna get it's 384 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: gonna be rough election because one Twitter posts or tweet 385 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: I read recently was like, oh man, the sexism and 386 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: the racism is about all knew high. Yeah, yeah, it's 387 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: gonna be rough um, and I do love to you know, 388 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: Trump was like, I can't believe he picked her. She 389 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: was mean doing like now he's getting mad on Joe 390 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: for Joe Biden. Um. And then he said that they 391 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 1: probably offended He probably Joe Biden probably offended a lot 392 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: of men by choosing her. And I'm like, well, there's 393 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: more than men in this country, believe. Yeah. Wow, I'm 394 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: just I'm just it's just hilarious the level that we're at. 395 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think we're all kind of waiting to 396 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: see the types of policies and reforms that they're talking about. 397 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: And I think we have to give credit to her 398 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: that she has become more aware and has all the 399 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: changed her antics and her ideas and policies. Um, we've 400 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: seen it. We've seen her when she's talking about it 401 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: during different UM bills coming about or whatever, that she 402 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: is starting to undo some of the things that she 403 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: or unlearned, maybe some of the things that she thought 404 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: was important in California maybe or at least that showed 405 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: in her records to be important at that point in time. 406 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: We saw her going after Kavanagh and making him answer 407 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: the questions and making him, you know, kind of We mean, 408 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 1: he started crying, so you know that's always fun to see. Um. Sorry, y'all, 409 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 1: that was too personal. Um, but stuff like that that 410 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: she won't hold back. Uh and with that you kinda 411 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: love it. You gotta love a person who's not afraid 412 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: to ask the right questions. Yeah, and keep going and 413 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: pushing for those answers. Yes. Yes, So that's something we're 414 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: definitely going to be keeping an eye on. Um. I'm 415 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: sure in the coming months we'll have more to say. Right, 416 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: I'm very excited to see the Vice president UM debate debate. 417 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm very excited to see how that's gonna go. Salt 418 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: Lake City. I love how Pence said it. It's such 419 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: a funny way. He was like, I'll see you in 420 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: Salt like see okay. Um, yeah, yeah, so we'll probably 421 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: will revisit for sure. M hm. So yeah, that is 422 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: a very small bit. You have a large portion, and 423 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: we would love to hear from you guys, what you see, 424 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: what you're excited about, what you're worried about, um, and uh, 425 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: hear what's going on in your hometown. Tell that was 426 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: what's going down? Yes, And if anyone's running or participating 427 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 1: in a campaign, no, yes, Yes. 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