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| Glass ceiling watch: will America elect its first woman president? | Glass ceiling watch: will America elect its first woman president? |
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| 11.03pm GMT | |
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| These states could finally elect their first woman to the Senate or House | |
| Hillary Clinton isn’t the only candidate whose election would shatter the glass ceiling. To date, 29 states have never elected a woman to either the US House or the US Senate. And three states – Delaware, Mississippi, and Vermont – have never sent a woman to either chamber. | |
| That may change tonight. In six states, there are women on the ballot whose election would break new barriers. The Senate candidates are: Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Katie McGinty of Pennsylvania, and Misty Snow of Utah. The House candidates are: Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, and Monica Vernon and Kim Weaver of Iowa. | |
| Masto, McGinty, and Vernon are in tight races. Rochester is projected to win. Kirkpatrick, Snow, and Weaver are all considered longshots. But Snow, if elected, would make history as the first transgender person to serve in either chamber of US Congress. | |
| We’ll update this map tonight once results come in. | |
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| Women for Trump: ‘We’re not voting for someone based on their character’ | |
| When it comes to courting the women’s vote, Donald Trump certainly could have done better. His campaign was plagued by accusations of sexism; his “locker room talk” had women recalling their own harrowing stories of assault. But on Monday, Trump told supporters in Florida that he’s confident women will come out to support him – specifically in Philadelphia, in the critical state of Pennsylvania. | |
| “The women are going to come out - you watch. The women are going to come out big”, he said. | |
| Whether he’s right remains to be seen, but one thing for sure is that women do support him. Recently, New York Magazine profiled nine women who have vowed to support Trump until the end. Here’s a little bit of what they said. | |
| My faith will not allow me to vote for a candidate who believes abortion is right. I would love to see a woman president. Get Condoleezza Rice in there. I’m telling you what, if she ran, I would campaign for her. But Hillary and I don’t share the same values. – Tina Vondran | |
| We’re not voting for someone based on their character. We’re way past that in this election. I think it’s a disgrace to have Clinton as our first woman president. She does not represent women at all — or me, as a woman, at all. I’m sorry. Her husband is such scum. I’ve never heard about Trump cheating. I know he’s had multiple marriages — which, in today’s society, who doesn’t? – Allison Doyle | |
| We have become so wussified. Pretty soon, saying hello to someone is going to be considered harassment. I have a few friends who just want to believe whatever the liberal news media tells them. They don’t want to get information on their own. That’s how I decided on Trump. I saw him in person and I was blown away. He’s a businessman, and I think that’s what this country needs: someone to figure out what we’re going to do with our economy, because it’s tanking. – Merchon Andersen | |
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| at 11.09pm GMT | |
| 10.32pm GMT | 10.32pm GMT |
| 22:32 | 22:32 |
| Rose Hackman | Rose Hackman |
| ‘It won’t just be Beyonce anymore’ | ‘It won’t just be Beyonce anymore’ |
| Rose Hackman talked to two more first time voters. The first one was a bit more subdued about her support for the Democratic candidate. | Rose Hackman talked to two more first time voters. The first one was a bit more subdued about her support for the Democratic candidate. |
| Joii Espinosa-Patterson, 26, professional dog walker and trainer | Joii Espinosa-Patterson, 26, professional dog walker and trainer |
| Joii Espinosa-Patterson was happy to be voting for Hillary clinton, but she still had a number of reservations. She said it would be great to add Clinton to the list of role models out there. “It won’t just be Beyonce anymore.” | Joii Espinosa-Patterson was happy to be voting for Hillary clinton, but she still had a number of reservations. She said it would be great to add Clinton to the list of role models out there. “It won’t just be Beyonce anymore.” |
| All in all though, Espinosa-Patterson, who is mother to a very young son, said Hillary Clinton may be good for women, but she wasn’t sure how useful she would be on issues far closer to her heart. | All in all though, Espinosa-Patterson, who is mother to a very young son, said Hillary Clinton may be good for women, but she wasn’t sure how useful she would be on issues far closer to her heart. |
| “I am an African-American woman with a son. That means I am raising a black man. I want to know my son has a future in this country: that he’s going to be able to find a job and be financially stable, and that he’s going to be safe.” | “I am an African-American woman with a son. That means I am raising a black man. I want to know my son has a future in this country: that he’s going to be able to find a job and be financially stable, and that he’s going to be safe.” |
| “I am not sure about either candidate on that.” | “I am not sure about either candidate on that.” |
| Vivian Klotz, 18, student | Vivian Klotz, 18, student |
| The symbolism of voting for Hillary Clinton was not lost on 18-year-old New York student, Vivian Klotz. | The symbolism of voting for Hillary Clinton was not lost on 18-year-old New York student, Vivian Klotz. |
| Particularly exhilarating for Klotz was the fact that Hillary Clinton had come out on top in a process that sought out the best and most qualified candidates. “When you see all the options, and then to see her name. That’s a good feeling.” | Particularly exhilarating for Klotz was the fact that Hillary Clinton had come out on top in a process that sought out the best and most qualified candidates. “When you see all the options, and then to see her name. That’s a good feeling.” |
| Klotz likes that Clinton has a long track record fighting for the issues she cares about. | Klotz likes that Clinton has a long track record fighting for the issues she cares about. |
| “She’s been fighting for women’s rights and LGBTQ rights for longer than I have been alive,” Klotz said of Clinton, who at 69 is more than half a century older than her. | “She’s been fighting for women’s rights and LGBTQ rights for longer than I have been alive,” Klotz said of Clinton, who at 69 is more than half a century older than her. |
| “That gives me the confidence in her as a politician to make difficult, and right choices on the issues I know less about.” | “That gives me the confidence in her as a politician to make difficult, and right choices on the issues I know less about.” |
| 10.15pm GMT | 10.15pm GMT |
| 22:15 | 22:15 |
| There’s still time to make your pilgrimage to the monuments of prominent suffragettes. And while throngs of people have visited Susan B Anthony’s grave site – lining up by the hundreds to place their “I Voted” stickers on her headstone – there are plenty of others. | There’s still time to make your pilgrimage to the monuments of prominent suffragettes. And while throngs of people have visited Susan B Anthony’s grave site – lining up by the hundreds to place their “I Voted” stickers on her headstone – there are plenty of others. |
| Some paid their respects to iconic black suffragettes and leaders like Ida B Wells, Sojourner Truth, and Shirley Chisholm. | Some paid their respects to iconic black suffragettes and leaders like Ida B Wells, Sojourner Truth, and Shirley Chisholm. |
| I'd put my voting sticker on Ida B. Wells's grave. | I'd put my voting sticker on Ida B. Wells's grave. |
| ⚡️ “On #ElectionDay, honor these Black women by visiting their graves”https://t.co/Oog0H7YaeQ | ⚡️ “On #ElectionDay, honor these Black women by visiting their graves”https://t.co/Oog0H7YaeQ |
| Others, who couldn’t physically go to her grave site, left digital messages for Wells on Find A Grave: | Others, who couldn’t physically go to her grave site, left digital messages for Wells on Find A Grave: |
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| Hillary’s bumpy ride – video | Hillary’s bumpy ride – video |
| It’s been a long 18 months. We wouldn’t ask anyone to live through it again, but if you’ve got two minutes to spare it’s worth revisiting the highs and lows of the Clinton campaign – from the day she launched her candidacy on 13 April 2015 to her final rally on Tuesday night. Pat yourself on the back. It’s almost over. | It’s been a long 18 months. We wouldn’t ask anyone to live through it again, but if you’ve got two minutes to spare it’s worth revisiting the highs and lows of the Clinton campaign – from the day she launched her candidacy on 13 April 2015 to her final rally on Tuesday night. Pat yourself on the back. It’s almost over. |
| 10.00pm GMT | 10.00pm GMT |
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| Hillary Clinton: big-bucks-breadwinner? | Hillary Clinton: big-bucks-breadwinner? |
| Here’s a little known fact: when she started her career teaching at the University of Arkansas law school, Hillary Clinton earned more than her husband. Suzanne Goldenberg, who wrote about their marriage, excavated her pay slips. Hillary’s pay records for the 1974-1975 academic year show a starting salary of $16,450 – slightly more than her husband’s, who was on $16,182 in his second year at the law school, and she would continue to outpace him on pay for her short time there. | Here’s a little known fact: when she started her career teaching at the University of Arkansas law school, Hillary Clinton earned more than her husband. Suzanne Goldenberg, who wrote about their marriage, excavated her pay slips. Hillary’s pay records for the 1974-1975 academic year show a starting salary of $16,450 – slightly more than her husband’s, who was on $16,182 in his second year at the law school, and she would continue to outpace him on pay for her short time there. |
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| at 10.04pm GMT | at 10.04pm GMT |
| 9.45pm GMT | 9.45pm GMT |
| 21:45 | 21:45 |
| Meta fashion meets politics | Meta fashion meets politics |
| Katy Perry sings for her. Beyonce is #withher. Madonna gave a surprise concert for her. Rihanna? Well, she’s kept quiet, choosing to show her support sartorially instead. Here she is today, wearing a t-shirt featuring a photo of herself... wearing a t-shirt featuring a photo of a young Hillary Clinton. | Katy Perry sings for her. Beyonce is #withher. Madonna gave a surprise concert for her. Rihanna? Well, she’s kept quiet, choosing to show her support sartorially instead. Here she is today, wearing a t-shirt featuring a photo of herself... wearing a t-shirt featuring a photo of a young Hillary Clinton. |
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| at 10.06pm GMT | at 10.06pm GMT |
| 9.39pm GMT | 9.39pm GMT |
| 21:39 | 21:39 |
| “Now that she has the vote, how shall she go about using it?” So asked the New York Times on January 3, 1918, two months after the state gave women the right to vote. Hilarity ensued: | “Now that she has the vote, how shall she go about using it?” So asked the New York Times on January 3, 1918, two months after the state gave women the right to vote. Hilarity ensued: |
| 9.36pm GMT | 9.36pm GMT |
| 21:36 | 21:36 |
| Rose Hackman | Rose Hackman |
| First time voters: ‘the US had better catch up with the rest of the world’ | First time voters: ‘the US had better catch up with the rest of the world’ |
| Guardian writer Rose Hackman hit the streets of New York with one mission: talk to first time women voters. She reports: | Guardian writer Rose Hackman hit the streets of New York with one mission: talk to first time women voters. She reports: |
| Poorvi Bellur, 19, proudly sported an “I voted” sticker. The student appeared thrilled to have cast her first ever US presidential election vote. “Voting for the first time feels liberating. It feels good to be engaged, part of something bigger.” | Poorvi Bellur, 19, proudly sported an “I voted” sticker. The student appeared thrilled to have cast her first ever US presidential election vote. “Voting for the first time feels liberating. It feels good to be engaged, part of something bigger.” |
| Bellur, who is studying history, says she wasn’t originally a Hillary Clinton supporter, but she is cautiously happy to now be on board. “I think she’s qualified, rational and ready for the job.” | Bellur, who is studying history, says she wasn’t originally a Hillary Clinton supporter, but she is cautiously happy to now be on board. “I think she’s qualified, rational and ready for the job.” |
| The fact that she is a woman seems important, but not that groundbreaking for Bellur. The young American lived in India for a while — where she points out the first female head of state was elected decades ago. “The US had better catch up with the rest of the world!” she jokes. | The fact that she is a woman seems important, but not that groundbreaking for Bellur. The young American lived in India for a while — where she points out the first female head of state was elected decades ago. “The US had better catch up with the rest of the world!” she jokes. |
| “Honestly, I think we could always do with more female role models in politics, even if I’m not personally a big fan of Clinton’s foreign policy moves so far, and plan to hold her accountable.” | “Honestly, I think we could always do with more female role models in politics, even if I’m not personally a big fan of Clinton’s foreign policy moves so far, and plan to hold her accountable.” |
| Ultimately, the biggest reason Bellur is hoping for a Clinton win is she believes the female presidential hopeful “stands for a culture of openness, of tolerance.” | Ultimately, the biggest reason Bellur is hoping for a Clinton win is she believes the female presidential hopeful “stands for a culture of openness, of tolerance.” |
| Kayla Glaser, a 19-year-old student in New York, was beaming as she recounted the feelings associated with not only being able to vote in her first presidential elections, but also being able to vote for what she hopes will be the first female president. | Kayla Glaser, a 19-year-old student in New York, was beaming as she recounted the feelings associated with not only being able to vote in her first presidential elections, but also being able to vote for what she hopes will be the first female president. |
| “It was a cool feeling,” she said. Glaser says she has talked about the momentousness of this moment with her mother and female members of her family, as well as with her classmates at the all-female Barnard College. | “It was a cool feeling,” she said. Glaser says she has talked about the momentousness of this moment with her mother and female members of her family, as well as with her classmates at the all-female Barnard College. |
| Looking ahead to what she hopes will be a career in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – Glaser thinks reaching professional goals in these traditionally male fields would be easier with a woman in the White House. | Looking ahead to what she hopes will be a career in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – Glaser thinks reaching professional goals in these traditionally male fields would be easier with a woman in the White House. |
| “Her policies would help me as a woman,” she said. | “Her policies would help me as a woman,” she said. |
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| 9.21pm GMT | 9.21pm GMT |
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| Reminder: not all women are #WithHer | Reminder: not all women are #WithHer |
| Before Hillary Clinton boasted the support of a majority of women voters, she spent months struggling to capture their passion. The Guardian US talked to dozens of women during the primaries who felt ambivalent about Clinton to downright opposed. | Before Hillary Clinton boasted the support of a majority of women voters, she spent months struggling to capture their passion. The Guardian US talked to dozens of women during the primaries who felt ambivalent about Clinton to downright opposed. |
| Ranging from a juice bar packed with Clinton fans meeting Steinem to the living room of an Occupy Wall Street activist working for Sanders, the in-depth conversations were declarative (“I’m not voting with my uterus”) and defiant (“this is her time”) but very much in discord (“I want to see a female president before I die”). | Ranging from a juice bar packed with Clinton fans meeting Steinem to the living room of an Occupy Wall Street activist working for Sanders, the in-depth conversations were declarative (“I’m not voting with my uterus”) and defiant (“this is her time”) but very much in discord (“I want to see a female president before I die”). |
| Read on: | Read on: |
| And read more about Clinton’s efforts to court lukewarm young women. | And read more about Clinton’s efforts to court lukewarm young women. |
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| 8.51pm GMT | 8.51pm GMT |
| 20:51 | 20:51 |
| Grace Bell Hardison, a 100-year-old woman recently mentioned by President Barack Obama after attempts were made to purge her from the voter registration list and hence deny her right to vote, affirms her identity to election official Elaine Hudnell by swearing on a bible as she prepares to vote from a car in Belhaven, North Carolina, US. | Grace Bell Hardison, a 100-year-old woman recently mentioned by President Barack Obama after attempts were made to purge her from the voter registration list and hence deny her right to vote, affirms her identity to election official Elaine Hudnell by swearing on a bible as she prepares to vote from a car in Belhaven, North Carolina, US. |
| The New Yorker reports: | The New Yorker reports: |
| Obama mentioned a hundred-year-old woman from Belhaven, North Carolina, named Grace Bell Hardison, who had lived in the same house and voted regularly for decades, who found herself removed from the voting rolls because a letter sent to her was once marked “undeliverable.” | Obama mentioned a hundred-year-old woman from Belhaven, North Carolina, named Grace Bell Hardison, who had lived in the same house and voted regularly for decades, who found herself removed from the voting rolls because a letter sent to her was once marked “undeliverable.” |
| “It was not that long ago that folks had to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar, or bubbles on a bar of soap, or recite the Constitution in Chinese, in order to vote,” Obama said. “It wasn’t that long ago when folks were beaten trying to register voters in Mississippi.” | “It was not that long ago that folks had to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar, or bubbles on a bar of soap, or recite the Constitution in Chinese, in order to vote,” Obama said. “It wasn’t that long ago when folks were beaten trying to register voters in Mississippi.” |
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| at 8.52pm GMT | at 8.52pm GMT |