I’m With Her. And Her, and Her, and Her.
For the first time in history, the Democratic primary field is mostly female — and completely revolutionary
A minor miracle has happened overnight, and most of us haven’t noticed. So stop for a moment and look: As I write this article, everyone officially running for the Democratic nomination is a woman.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was the first to formally announce her run, in late December. Not long afterward, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) came out with a suspiciously presidential-looking book and book tour; sure enough, reports from “sources close to her” said Harris would be announcing her own candidacy on or near Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) hired a new set of aides and leased a large building in Troy, New York, which is expected to serve as her campaign headquarters; the staffing decisions, in particular, were reported by the New York Times as “a sign that [Gillibrand] is all but certain to join the race against President Trump and that her entry may be imminent.” Finally, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) announced her own candidacy last Friday on CNN.
I find myself in a situation I never expected: excited — no, not just excited; elated — to see these women run and, just as important, to see how they will run…
