It has been 652 days since the day Donald Trump was inaugurated as the president of the United States in 2025. (Yes, we’re counting.) In that time, we have navigated confusing tariffs, racist immigration enforcement, a war in Iran, gas prices that we can hardly keep up with, rampant wildfires, ridiculous court rulings, and so much more that it's impossible to truly track. As a Black woman and mother to two beautiful boys, the last year and a half has been an expensive and exhausting season to raise children in. But now, we are facing a collective moment to vote in new leadership, and nearly $12 billion has been spent already trying to tip the scales of power.
The last time that we held midterm elections under a Trump presidency, women ran for office in record numbers and showed up to the polls, assuring a blue tidal wave. We didn’t just talk about being fed up with MAGA politics; we showed up and made our voices heard. Just a year and a half after the 2017 Women’s March, more than 90 women were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. But who could forget that infamous stat that 52 per cent of white women voted for Donald Trump in 2016 (those numbers have since been debunked; it was more like 47%, still making them more pro-Trump than for Hillary Clinton)?
That's just one example of certain women voting against their interests. More recently, a scandal erupted when Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens chose to endorse a Republican for Senator of Michigan rather than progressive candidate Abdul el-Sayed. This move has essentially tanked Stevens' political career and exposed the insidious nature of a woman who prioritized her own hatred and hurt feelings over what was best for her party, and for humanity. We know women are showing up to vote in droves, and they are more represented on ballots than ever.
So, what will women voters usher in this cycle?