A New "Year of the Woman"? The Rise of Female Democrats and the Struggle for Female Republican Candidates in the Midterm Elections

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, , language: English, abstract: This study is concerned with the question in how far the presidency of Donald Trump creates advantages or disadvantages for female candidates for the midterm elections. Firstly, there will be a chapter that deals with the initial situation which was created when Donald Trump became the 45th Presi...