Friday, August 31, 2012

Which party has more Women and Hispanic Governors?

The answer may surprise you? Or maybe not. Does it matter?  Should it matter?  Is there a distinction between the leadership role of 50 elected governors vs. any elected officials?  Either way, read the original here.Chuck Todd: Why Do Republicans Have More Women and Hispanic Governors? 
2:02 PM, AUG 31, 2012 • BY DANIEL HALPER
The Weekly Standard: 
THE BLOG 

MSNBC host Chuck Todd asked the co-chair of the Democratic party's convention, L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, why there are more Republican women and Hispanic governors:

"Let me ask you though, this one question, why is it that the Republicans have elected more women governors and have two Hispanic governors and the Democrats don’t?," asked Todd. "Don’t have as many women governors and don’t have Hispanic governors, why do you think that is?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KkJbOJ-BpI

"Well we have a lot more legislators and mayors and Congress members that are women, that are Latino, that are Asian, that are African American. We have a much broader tent, a much broader representation of every walk of life, people from, you know, every ethnicity and race and sex," said Villaraigosa. "It’s true, they may have more governors but we have a much broader field when you look at all of the elected officials."

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