Kelly Dittmar
@kdittmar.bsky.social
Director of Research, Center for American Women and Politics (Rutgers University) and Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers-Camden
Not one of the Democrats who voted to end the shutdown is up for re-election in 2026 (and two are retiring). www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting with Republicans on the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Not one of the Democrats who voted to end the shutdown is up for re-election in 2026 (and two are retiring). www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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Check out this great assessment of Nancy Pelosi's legacy, from my good friend Michele Swers, one of the nation's leading Congressional experts. Hard to overstate how effective Pelosi was; those are big stilettos to fill! goodauthority.org/news/nancy-p...
Nancy Pelosi, a master legislator and partisan warrior
A formidable member of Congress will step down next year.
goodauthority.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Check out this great assessment of Nancy Pelosi's legacy, from my good friend Michele Swers, one of the nation's leading Congressional experts. Hard to overstate how effective Pelosi was; those are big stilettos to fill! goodauthority.org/news/nancy-p...
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Great @mashagessen.bsky.social on the true purpose of Trump's cruel passport gender marker rules: exerting social control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Great @mashagessen.bsky.social on the true purpose of Trump's cruel passport gender marker rules: exerting social control. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
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Tuesday's #Election2025 brought in victories for the Democratic Party across New York, Virginia, and California. @kdittmar.bsky.social (Rutgers University) joins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social, @avi-wa.bsky.social, and Cherri Gregg to discuss key takeaways.
Listen from WHYY-FM: whyy.org/episodes/mam...
Listen from WHYY-FM: whyy.org/episodes/mam...
What Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, other Dems' wins tell us - WHYY
Democrats had a big night Tuesday and outperformed in races across the country. This hour, we’ll break down the results, and talk about the lessons Democrats and Republicans might carry into the 2026…
whyy.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Tuesday's #Election2025 brought in victories for the Democratic Party across New York, Virginia, and California. @kdittmar.bsky.social (Rutgers University) joins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social, @avi-wa.bsky.social, and Cherri Gregg to discuss key takeaways.
Listen from WHYY-FM: whyy.org/episodes/mam...
Listen from WHYY-FM: whyy.org/episodes/mam...
Women candidates and voters were central to the Democratic success in Tuesday's election and they will be key to continuing Democratic momentum into next year’s midterm elections. (me for @forbes.com)
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2025 Elections Make Clear That Women Are Key To Democratic Success
Women candidates and voters were central to the Democratic success in election 2025 and they will be key to continuing Democratic momentum into next year’s midterm elections.
www.forbes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Women candidates and voters were central to the Democratic success in Tuesday's election and they will be key to continuing Democratic momentum into next year’s midterm elections. (me for @forbes.com)
www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...
www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...
NJ exit poll: current numbers show a 13 point gender gap for Sherrill. She has support of 59% women, 46% men. Women's vote is +20pts for Sherrill over Ciatterelli. Notable: Sherrill also +3 with white women voters. www.cnn.com/election/202...
Exit polls: Election 2025 | CNN Politics
See exit polls data for the 2025 US elections. For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NJ exit poll: current numbers show a 13 point gender gap for Sherrill. She has support of 59% women, 46% men. Women's vote is +20pts for Sherrill over Ciatterelli. Notable: Sherrill also +3 with white women voters. www.cnn.com/election/202...
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NYC is on pace to see its highest voter turnout since the 1960s.
Nearly 2 million New Yorkers have already cast their ballots in the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo — and the polls are still open.
Nearly 2 million New Yorkers have already cast their ballots in the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo — and the polls are still open.
NYC will see highest turnout in decades
Almost 2 million New Yorkers have already voted in the race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo, and the polls are still open.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
NYC is on pace to see its highest voter turnout since the 1960s.
Nearly 2 million New Yorkers have already cast their ballots in the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo — and the polls are still open.
Nearly 2 million New Yorkers have already cast their ballots in the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo — and the polls are still open.
VA Exit Polls now up - current numbers show a 16 point gender gap for Spanberger. She has support of 61% women, 45% men. Women's vote is +24pts for Spanberger over Earle-Sears. Notable: Spanberger also +5 with white women voters. www.cnn.com/election/202...
Exit polls: Election 2025 | CNN Politics
See exit polls data for the 2025 US elections. For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
VA Exit Polls now up - current numbers show a 16 point gender gap for Spanberger. She has support of 61% women, 45% men. Women's vote is +24pts for Spanberger over Earle-Sears. Notable: Spanberger also +5 with white women voters. www.cnn.com/election/202...
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Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.
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Thank you for your consideration.
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Thank you for your consideration.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
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I am sick and heartbroken hearing about the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic.
Gun violence is a policy choice. Everyone, especially our kids, deserves to go to school, to worship, to the grocery or the movies, without fear of senseless & preventable violence.
Gun violence is a policy choice. Everyone, especially our kids, deserves to go to school, to worship, to the grocery or the movies, without fear of senseless & preventable violence.
Live Updates: At Least 2 Killed and 17 Injured in Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School
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August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I am sick and heartbroken hearing about the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic.
Gun violence is a policy choice. Everyone, especially our kids, deserves to go to school, to worship, to the grocery or the movies, without fear of senseless & preventable violence.
Gun violence is a policy choice. Everyone, especially our kids, deserves to go to school, to worship, to the grocery or the movies, without fear of senseless & preventable violence.
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ICYMI: @kdittmar.bsky.social joined @redwineblueusa.bsky.social's national webinar “Women Are Winning (Really!): The Story the Media is Missing.” The conversation featured insights from Dittmar alongside Ghida Dagher + Dr. Shana Hardin of @newamericanld.bsky.social. Watch: youtu.be/sKoc5UmB_AU?...
July 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
ICYMI: @kdittmar.bsky.social joined @redwineblueusa.bsky.social's national webinar “Women Are Winning (Really!): The Story the Media is Missing.” The conversation featured insights from Dittmar alongside Ghida Dagher + Dr. Shana Hardin of @newamericanld.bsky.social. Watch: youtu.be/sKoc5UmB_AU?...
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Wisconsin is a perennial swing state with close statewide elections where voters split their tickets between Democrats and Republicans.
In Wisconsin, Evers’ retirement opens up governor’s race
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez has already jumped in to the Democratic primary, and other candidates are likely to follow.
19thnews.org
July 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wisconsin is a perennial swing state with close statewide elections where voters split their tickets between Democrats and Republicans.
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Remember when scholars of authoritarianism told us he would go after his political opponents, unions, academia, and the media and people were like, “But Tim Walz got the date wrong from when he was in Tiananmen Square?”
Trump: "This is like, proof. Irrefutable proof that Obama was seditious. That Obama was trying to lead a coup. And it was with Hillary Clinton, with all these other people. But Obama headed it up ... this is the biggest scandal in the history of our country."
July 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Remember when scholars of authoritarianism told us he would go after his political opponents, unions, academia, and the media and people were like, “But Tim Walz got the date wrong from when he was in Tiananmen Square?”
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In the Critical Perspectives collection’s introduction, “Whither Politics & Gender Research? Reflections on US Election 2024,” CAWP scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, and @pshah.bsky.social spotlight four featured essays. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
July 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In the Critical Perspectives collection’s introduction, “Whither Politics & Gender Research? Reflections on US Election 2024,” CAWP scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, and @pshah.bsky.social spotlight four featured essays. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels “cheated” after she won a concession in the tax and spending bill to protect wind and solar projects, only to see the Trump administration issue orders that she said seem designed to quash such projects.
Sen. Murkowski, feeling ‘cheated’ by Trump actions against wind and solar, says she’ll go to bat for Alaska projects
Murkowski won a concession in the Big, Beautiful Bill to protect tax credits for 12 months for wind and solar. But she said a recent presidential order and Interior directive undercut those plans.
www.adn.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels “cheated” after she won a concession in the tax and spending bill to protect wind and solar projects, only to see the Trump administration issue orders that she said seem designed to quash such projects.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Here's a short piece I wrote for ForbesWomen that gives a bit more context to this week's special primary election in AZ-7. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...
Adelita Grijalva Is Poised To Make History For Latinas In Congress
If successful in September, Adelita Grijalva will become the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress and will bump Latina representation in Congress to an all-time high.
www.forbes.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Here's a short piece I wrote for ForbesWomen that gives a bit more context to this week's special primary election in AZ-7. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...
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Did you know? CAWP scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, and @pshah.bsky.social introduced a new Critical Perspectives collection in the journal @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, exploring the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle.
July 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Did you know? CAWP scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, and @pshah.bsky.social introduced a new Critical Perspectives collection in the journal @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, exploring the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle.
Women could pick up two gubernatorial seats in 2025, but 6 of 12 current women governors can’t or won’t run for re-election in 2026. I wrote about it for @forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...
Why Women Governors May See Highs And Lows In The Next Two Years
Three of four gubernatorial nominees in 2025 are women. But half of the current women governors will be leaving office by 2027.
www.forbes.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Women could pick up two gubernatorial seats in 2025, but 6 of 12 current women governors can’t or won’t run for re-election in 2026. I wrote about it for @forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyd...
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📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
@cawp-ru.bsky.social scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, @pshah.bsky.social introduce our new Critical Perspectives collection on the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle.
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@cawp-ru.bsky.social scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, @pshah.bsky.social introduce our new Critical Perspectives collection on the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/lUrvJNB
June 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 Out on #FirstView 📣
@cawp-ru.bsky.social scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, @pshah.bsky.social introduce our new Critical Perspectives collection on the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/lUrvJNB
@cawp-ru.bsky.social scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, @kdittmar.bsky.social, @pshah.bsky.social introduce our new Critical Perspectives collection on the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle.
polisky gendersky
buff.ly/lUrvJNB
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Check out our full analysis of how women fared in yesterday's NJ contests on our Election Analysis page: cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/results...
Complete context about women in the 2025 elections can be found on CAWP's Election Watch: cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch
Complete context about women in the 2025 elections can be found on CAWP's Election Watch: cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch
June 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out our full analysis of how women fared in yesterday's NJ contests on our Election Analysis page: cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/results...
Complete context about women in the 2025 elections can be found on CAWP's Election Watch: cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch
Complete context about women in the 2025 elections can be found on CAWP's Election Watch: cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch
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U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey Governor. Should she win in November, she will be the second woman and first Democratic woman to serve as governor of the Garden State.
Learn more about women in NJ politics here:
cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/new-je...
Learn more about women in NJ politics here:
cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/new-je...
June 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey Governor. Should she win in November, she will be the second woman and first Democratic woman to serve as governor of the Garden State.
Learn more about women in NJ politics here:
cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/new-je...
Learn more about women in NJ politics here:
cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/new-je...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mikie Sherrill wins Democratic nomination for governor in New Jersey primary election.
June 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mikie Sherrill wins Democratic nomination for governor in New Jersey primary election.
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UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
June 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
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Result: Gina Ortiz Jones will be the next mayor of San Antonio. The Democrat, and former Biden admin official, just defeated Republican Rolando Pablos in the country’s seventh most populous city. (She’s going to replace a retiring Dem.)
June 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Result: Gina Ortiz Jones will be the next mayor of San Antonio. The Democrat, and former Biden admin official, just defeated Republican Rolando Pablos in the country’s seventh most populous city. (She’s going to replace a retiring Dem.)