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Women Rule in Election 2002
Aired October 31, 2002 - 11:20 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Just five days to go before America votes. Let's look at some of the women to watch for this year's election.
From Washington to talk more about that, our senior political analyst Bill Schneider.
Bill, welcome back.
BILL SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: Thank you.
KAGAN: When I look at how much we have to cover, I am almost thinking we are almost to the point where a woman in a political race is not a story. That is good news.
SCHNEIDER: There is sort a glass sealing in politics. Voters have traditionally more willing to vote for women legislators than for women as executives. But this year a record number of women -- 10 -- have been nominate the by the major parties for governor. All but one of them Democrats.
Who has got the best shot of winning? In Michigan, Jennifer Granholm. In Arizona -- a very Republican state -- the Democrat Janet Napolitano is leading in the polls. Massachusetts, Shannon O'Brien. In Maryland, Robert Kennedy's daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. And in Rhode Island, Myrth York.
Now there is one state that is certain to have a woman governor, and that's the state of Hawaii, where both of the major party nominees are women. The Democrats nominated Mazie Hirono, and Republicans nominated Linda Lingle. She would become, if she wins, the first Republican governor elected in Hawaii since 1959.
KAGAN: And it's interesting why the governor's races are so important, because we have seen that that can be a road to the White House.
SCHNEIDER: Absolutely. People think of governor as best qualified into the White House because it is an executive position.
KAGAN: We will be tracking that.
Let's move on to some of the Senate races to watch featuring women.
SCHNEIDER: There are 11 women running for the Senate: eight Democrats, three Republicans. Three of them are incumbents. Jean Carnahan in Missouri; Mary Landrieu in Louisiana; and Susan Collins, a Republican, in Maine. Probably the best known, however, is Elizabeth Dole, running in North Carolina.
And again, there is one state that has two women running. That is Maine. Susan Collins, the incumbent Republican, and Chellie Pingree, the Democrat. Maine already has two women Senators, both of them Republicans: Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.
KAGAN: Let's check the House of Representatives, where there is a potential for a sister act.
SCHNEIDER: That is right. This I believe would be a first, according to our records. Loretta Sanchez was elected from Orange County, in California, and she is likely to be joined by her sister Linda Sanchez, who is running in another district in southern California, and favored to win. This is the first time that we know of in which two sisters have served together in the House of Representatives.
KAGAN: All right, Bill Schneider, thanks so much. We're going to bring you back tomorrow and talk about some of the more interesting ballot issues, some of the measures that some Americans will have a chance to vote on on Tuesday. Have a great day. We will see you tomorrow.
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Aired October 31, 2002 - 11:20 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Just five days to go before America votes. Let's look at some of the women to watch for this year's election.
From Washington to talk more about that, our senior political analyst Bill Schneider.
Bill, welcome back.
BILL SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: Thank you.
KAGAN: When I look at how much we have to cover, I am almost thinking we are almost to the point where a woman in a political race is not a story. That is good news.
SCHNEIDER: There is sort a glass sealing in politics. Voters have traditionally more willing to vote for women legislators than for women as executives. But this year a record number of women -- 10 -- have been nominate the by the major parties for governor. All but one of them Democrats.
Who has got the best shot of winning? In Michigan, Jennifer Granholm. In Arizona -- a very Republican state -- the Democrat Janet Napolitano is leading in the polls. Massachusetts, Shannon O'Brien. In Maryland, Robert Kennedy's daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. And in Rhode Island, Myrth York.
Now there is one state that is certain to have a woman governor, and that's the state of Hawaii, where both of the major party nominees are women. The Democrats nominated Mazie Hirono, and Republicans nominated Linda Lingle. She would become, if she wins, the first Republican governor elected in Hawaii since 1959.
KAGAN: And it's interesting why the governor's races are so important, because we have seen that that can be a road to the White House.
SCHNEIDER: Absolutely. People think of governor as best qualified into the White House because it is an executive position.
KAGAN: We will be tracking that.
Let's move on to some of the Senate races to watch featuring women.
SCHNEIDER: There are 11 women running for the Senate: eight Democrats, three Republicans. Three of them are incumbents. Jean Carnahan in Missouri; Mary Landrieu in Louisiana; and Susan Collins, a Republican, in Maine. Probably the best known, however, is Elizabeth Dole, running in North Carolina.
And again, there is one state that has two women running. That is Maine. Susan Collins, the incumbent Republican, and Chellie Pingree, the Democrat. Maine already has two women Senators, both of them Republicans: Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.
KAGAN: Let's check the House of Representatives, where there is a potential for a sister act.
SCHNEIDER: That is right. This I believe would be a first, according to our records. Loretta Sanchez was elected from Orange County, in California, and she is likely to be joined by her sister Linda Sanchez, who is running in another district in southern California, and favored to win. This is the first time that we know of in which two sisters have served together in the House of Representatives.
KAGAN: All right, Bill Schneider, thanks so much. We're going to bring you back tomorrow and talk about some of the more interesting ballot issues, some of the measures that some Americans will have a chance to vote on on Tuesday. Have a great day. We will see you tomorrow.
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