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DECK STILL STACKED
A once-diverse field has winnowed to one that’s led by white men. And barriers to female candidates’ fund-raising is the leading culprit.
Julie Kohler is a Fellow in Residence at the National Women’s Law Center and serves as a senior advisor at the Democracy Alliance.
A once-diverse field has winnowed to one that’s led by white men. And barriers to female candidates’ fund-raising is the leading culprit.
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