Female political operatives may have some advantages over the male counterparts when it comes to advising campaigns, according to two strategists who spoke to the Washington Examiner.
Republican strategist Liesl Hickey and Democratic strategist Ali Lapp, who runs a super political action committee tied to Democratic leadership in the House, said their experiences as women make it easier to identify with female voters, who tend to vote in high numbers. That can give them an advantage when advising clients or running political organizations.
“Women just bring a perspective to campaigns,” Hickey said, in an interview with “Examining Politics,” a weekly Washington Examiner podcast. “How you persuade women voters — I think we just bring a different perspectives.”
Hickey and Lapp work on opposing sides. Hickey advises Republican House candidates, and Lapp, as executive director of House Majority PAC, is charged with trying to defeat them. They’ve become friends.
Lapp agreed with Hickey that female political operatives often have an advantage over their male counterparts, if for no other reason than they “have less time to waste” if, like herself and Hickey, they have full time jobs and kids to take care of. Both women are mothers of three children.
“I think having a woman’s voice at that table when you’re talking about strategy — and whether that’s the candidate, or a consultant, or the head of the party committee or the super PAC, which is what I lead right now, I do think that’s important,” Lapp said.
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