Women Raising Money for Women -- Reaction

The Creation of EMILY's List

Reserve Reading

Ellen Malcolm's story, along with the stories of many of the women her group has helped, makes her a true inspiration. Of course, there is something to be said that to start off her PAC she had a lost of money that was passed down to her, but it's nice to know that it's possible she could have done what she did without it. The fact that she hid her wealth at first definitely leans towards that. I was glad to hear in class that she helped set up WISH List, a Republican version of EMILY's List, because her ideas and effective ways of fundraising should be extended to more then Democratic, pro-choice women.

She is, most likely, a highly controversial figure because of her support of abortion. The article wasn't really focused on that, although it was mentioned in the last paragraph. Even other Democrats have attacked her for splitting the party apart by choosing who to support and leaning behind them. However, it wouldn't be a particularly useful group if it didn't piss someone off, and the fact that it's worth attacking means that it is actually a threat. That was actually mentioned in the reading as well, that advisors did think their opponents being backed by EMILY's List was something to consider.

I had no idea about the Texas election, and I'm not surprised that Richards won after reading some of the excerpts of how Williams, her opponet, acted. The fact that she won by such a slim amount shows how much discrimination there still is. After I read the comment he made about rape being inevitable, I was just disgusted. And the fact that he wouldn't shake her hand? To me that isn't as big a deal, but it is just plain rude and stupid when running a campaign to do something that rude.