Skyla Freedman

It's a pink-letter year for Republican women. This season, more female GOP candidates than in any previous election cycle are running for national and state offices, beating the previous record year - 1994 - by 38 women. That's a surprising development for the GOP. After all, this is the Party that as recently as last fall launched a "Republican Accomplishments" webpage and failed to include a single female representative, senator, Supreme Court justice, governor, cabinet member, or vice presidential candidate. (more)