GOP gives a top House spot to a woman

One of the top leadership positions in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives will go to Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who represents Washington state. The move comes after Republicans fared poorly with female voters in last week' election.

By Andrew Miga and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press / November 14, 2012

... The election of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state to the No. 4 leadership position <to lead the Republican Conference> among House Republicans dispatches conservative favorite Tom Price of Georgia, who had been endorsed by Mitt Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. House Speaker John Boehner didn't take sides, but McMorris Rodgers was considered the leadership favorite ...

The race for such an obscure post carried big symbolism after women voted for Democrats by an 11-point margin in the presidential and generic congressional races, according to an exit poll by The Associated Press and television networks. Republicans widely decried their party's domination by white males, and Democrats declared themselves the party of diversity ...

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I hear that Republican women are excitedly chanting: We're number four! We're number four!