Here Come The Women

Among the more encouraging pieces of news from the Senate races is that several women are doing much better than expected. McCaskill now looks like a safe bet, leading by 8 points in the poll of polls. Warren is ahead of Brown by 4 in Massachusetts by the same measurement. Stabenow is well ahead in Michigan. More significantly, Tammy Baldwin is neck and neck with Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin as is Heidi Heitkamp with Rick Berg in North Dakota. Our first out lesbian Senator and the first woman ever to be elected Senator from North Dakota? Not so bad. Pity the Republican women aren't doing better.