Political scientist Michael Cornfield said Wednesday that the Democratic Party is redefining itself through its membership and demographics, referring to Tuesday’s midterm elections.
“There were a lot of firsts last night, and it is the sign of a party that is redefining itself through its membership,” Cornfield, the director of the GW Politics Poll, told Hill.TV’s Joe Concha on “What America’s Thinking.”
“It was the first slate of candidates that was not 50 percent of more white men, and that is probably a demographic, good longterm strategy,” he continued.
U.S. politics experienced several firsts during Tuesday’s contests, electing the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and the first two Native American women elected to Congress, one of whom is also the first LGBTQ person to represent Kansas.
The U.S. territory of Guam also elected its first female governor.
There are enough female candidates projected to win their House races to set a record for the number of women elected to the Lower Chamber.
— Julia Manchester
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