Likable Enough

The Likability quotient for women office seekers seems to be more unforgiving than for men. Women even encounter an uphill battle securing votes from other women. Recent election cycles have also illustrated that White women and Black women are very different political animals. Likability aside, can white women make the shift to vote for women candidates in statewide and up-ballot elections? How can we close the racial gender, likability and electability gap?