It’s the year of the woman, but that isn’t helping Republican candidates like Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
McMorris Rodgers, a member of the GOP's House leadership team who represents a Washington state district that President Donald Trump won by 13 percentage points, is one of a handful of Republican women fighting to keep their seats as Democrats attempt to gain control of the House.
A record number of women are running for office in the Nov. 6 elections, but that surge is mainly on the Democratic side, where candidates and voters are motivated by opposition to Trump, his treatment of women and the #MeToo movement.