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'The women have arrived' with Pa. congressional primary wins, as the old boys get a wake-up call | Maria Panaritis

Women in Pa. came out big winners in the congressional primaries. The magnitude of this moment can't be overstated. Women are here to stay. Many more are sure to follow. And any aggrieved Old Boy rushing to write this off as a one-off might want to look up the definition of wishful thinking.

She slaughtered a Philly-labor-backed male opponent in a field in which six women vastly outdrew votes against four men: Democratic Fifth Congressional District candidate Mary Gay Scanlon makes her victory speech at the The Inn at Swarthmore on May 15, 2018.
She slaughtered a Philly-labor-backed male opponent in a field in which six women vastly outdrew votes against four men: Democratic Fifth Congressional District candidate Mary Gay Scanlon makes her victory speech at the The Inn at Swarthmore on May 15, 2018.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer