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Is there a constituency for “women’s issues”?
A single issue is not enough for a winning Presidential campaign
With the second set of debates set to begin, this time with a higher bar for candidates to participate, the Democratic field for President is finally starting to winnow down. While it is true that some candidates such as Steve Bullock and Tom Steyer still refuse to acknowledge the writing on the wall, something that is especially troubling since Bullock is needed as a Senate candidate, and Steyer’s millions could be better spent addressing voter disenfranchisement, several others have finally acknowledged what everyone else was well aware of for some time: they will not be the Democratic nominee for President.
Among those finally coming to terms with reality are a number of very impressive candidates — evidence of the Democrats’ deep bench this year — including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Washington Governor Jay Inslee. These two are particularly instructive since they fell into a trap that we see candidates falling into year after year: the single-issue candidate…
