Op-Eds
November 26, 2025
The article, Wins for Women Offer a Blueprint for the Future, by RepresentWomen's Cynthia Richie Terrell was published in The Fulcrum on November 26, 2025. Read an excerpt below.
In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s and Kamala Harris’s losses, murmurs have circulated that parties should think twice about nominating women for president. That sentiment might even surface around holiday tables this season. Overlooked is how Donald Trump was well-positioned to defeat any candidate closely connected with the establishment.
But this year’s elections provided more evidence that we should give women a fair chance. Voters across the country made it clear that they want women to lead. Women didn’t just compete — they won easily.
Women win statewide: In the only two states with gubernatorial elections this year, both women candidates prevailed handily. In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger won by 15 points, outperforming Joe Biden’s 2020 margin. In New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill won by 14 points, besting fellow Democrat Andy Kim’s Senate win last year. In Virginia’s lieutenant-governor race, Ghazala Hashmi also won comfortably, well ahead of her ticket’s male attorney-general candidate.
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