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Article: UPS AND DOWNS FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS.(EDITORIAL)(JOHN NICHOLS)(Column)
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- The Capital Times
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- August 8, 2002
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Byline: John Nichols
After an ideologically intense battle that pitted two of Congress' most politically and personally distinct Democrats, U.S. Rep. John Dingell beat U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers in Tuesday's Michigan primary.
The result was a heartbreaker for women's groups, which poured time and money into Rivers' campaign in hopes of maintaining representation of women in the House. Rivers is one of just 60 women in a 435-member chamber.
The support from groups such as Emily's List was not nearly enough, however, to overcome Dingell's fund-raising clout and powerful connections.
Dingell, the dean of the House, met Franklin Roosevelt as a ...