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# ‘People underestimated them’: Advocates for Black women in politics want the Democratic Party to learn from the midterms
- URL: https://werd.io/people-underestimated-them-advocates-for-black-women-in-politics-want/
- Published: 2022-11-18T22:40:34.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-18T22:40:34.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“We need early investments for these Black women candidates – Black candidates in general – but especially for Black women, who we know receive less financial contributions than a White woman or a White man running for these positions.” [#Democracy](https://werd.io/tag/Democracy)

\[[Link](https://19thnews.org/2022/11/black-women-politics-election-reflections/)\]