2018 is shaping up as the year of the Democratic women playing a major role in the party’s future and its structure, with 40 percent of all nominees so far this year being women.
On the other hand, the Republican Party is seeing a lessened level of participation by women.
The question is whether these women who are winning nominations for office across the nation can take those primary victories into the actual gaining of power.
The one woman who stands out the most is Stacey Abrams, who became the first black woman nominated to run for Governor in any state.
As the Democratic nominee for Governor in Georgia, if Abrams is able to win, do not be surprised that she might seek higher office some day, including the Presidency.
Abrams is only 44 and would take office at age 45, and if she has a good record, she could go the route of another Georgia Governor seen as a real “dark horse” and “long shot”.
That man is former President Jimmy Carter, elected Governor of Georgia 48 years ago in 1970, and within six years, he was the 39th President of the United States.