The field is noticeably void of women, because apparently no matter how many times some mutation of the same crusty white man tries and fails, they are still preferable to women…?
That’s because they are picking from the existing GOP house members. The GOP representatives are mostly old white men, and even though they’ve gotten more women recently, the Speaker is usually chosen from representatives who have more experience.
The Democrat demographics actually align much better with their constituents, but women specifically are very underrepresented. (Though still better than the GOP.)
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That’s because they are picking from the existing GOP house members. The GOP representatives are mostly old white men, and even though they’ve gotten more women recently, the Speaker is usually chosen from representatives who have more experience.
The Democrat demographics actually align much better with their constituents, but women specifically are very underrepresented. (Though still better than the GOP.)