Women democratic leaders speak about upcoming election

Local democratic women leaders speak with 23ABC about what women voters want to see as they head to the polls this election.

GIVEN THE RIGHT TOVOTE..AND THIS YEAR MARKS THECENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONWITH THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONALCONVENTIONHEADING INTO DAY TWO.23ABC'S ALEX BELL SPOKE WITHLOCAL DEMOCRATICLEADERS ABOUT WHAT ISSUES AREIMPORTANT TO WOMEN THISELECTION.

ALEX?THAT'S RIGHT IT'S BECAUSE OFSUFFRAGETTE ACTIVISM...MYSELF AND WOMEN ALL ACROSS THISNATION AREALLOWED THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

BUTIT'S BEEN A CENTURY IN THEMAKING... AND ESPECIALLY FORWOMEN OF COLOR TO HAVE THATRIGHT TODAY.

EARLIER I SPOKEWITH NOT JUST LEADERS HERE INOUR COMMUNITY BUT WOMEN... TWOOF THEM ARE ATTORNEYS... ONEOF THEM A PROFESSOR... ALL OFDIFFERENT BACKGROUNDSAND COLOR....ALL VOTERS.... WESPOKE ABOUT WHAT ISSUESTHEY HOPE TO SEE ADDRESSEDDURING THIS WEEKSDEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONAND WHAT THEYBELIEVE WILL BRING FEMALE VOTERSTO THE POLLS.SOT: "THE FACT THAT THERE WERESOCIAL NORMS CREATED AROUNDTHE IDEA THAT WOMEN SHOULDN'TENGAGE AND THATPEOPLE OF COLOR AND BLACK PEOPLESHOULDN'TENGAGE IN THAT I THINK REALLYSPEAKS TO HOW IMPORTANT THEVOTE ACTUALLY IS."-IVY (SHOW BROLL OVER HER VOICE)AUGUST 18, 1920 THE UNITEDSTATES CONSTITUTIONFINALLY ALLOWED WOMEN THE RIGHTTO VOTE AND WHILE ITMARKED A VICTORY AND OPENED THEDOOR FOR MANYWOMEN... IVY CARGILE, WHO IS APOLITICAL SCIENCEPROFESSOR SAYS IT WASN'T UNTILTHE 1960'S WHEN ALL WOMEN WERETRULY ENFRANCHISED TO VOTE.

SOT:"IF IT'S NOT FOR THERATIFICATION OF THE VOTINGRIGHTS ACT OF 1965, YOU REALLYDON'T SEE WOMEN ON THEFOREFRONT BECAUSE ITS THE VOTINGRIGHTS ACT OF 1965 THATREALLY OPEN UP THE FRANCHISE TOALL AMERICANS REGARDLESS OFSEX AND REGARDLESS OF RACE ORETHNICITY." IVYCARGILE, WHO IS A POLITICALSCIENCE PROFESSORBUT NOW... IN THE SAME YEAR ASTHE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION...KAMALA HARRIS HAS BECOME THE FIRSTFEMALE CANDIDATE OFCOLOR ON A MAJOR TICKET.

KERNCOUNTY DEMOCRATICFEMALE LEADERS SAY THIS ELECTIONWOMEN WANT TO SEE TWOMAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED.

THEFIRST BEING THE PANDEMIC."WOMEN ARE LOOKING FOR HOW AREWE GOING TO DEALWITH THIS PANDEMIC BECAUSE WENEED TO DEALWITH THIS PANDEMIC IN ORDER FORMY CHILDREN TO BEABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SOTHAT THEN I CAN ALSO GO BACK TOWORK." -IVYBUT THEY BELIEVE CHILD CAREISN'T THE ONLY ISSUE IMPACTINGWOMEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC --FINANCE IS ALSO A PRIORITYXOCHITEL GARCIA (SO-CHILL), WHOIS A MEMBER OF DEMOCRATICCENTRAL COMMITTEE SAYS SHE WANTSTO SEE ECONOMICRECOVERY."THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS SKYROCKETED DUE TOPANDEMIC.

WE ARE DEALING WITH APANDEMIC THAT WE WERENOT PREPARED TO DEAL WITH.

THETRUMP ADMINISTRATION"THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS SKYROCKETED DUE TO PANDEMIC.

WE AREDEALING WITH A PANDEMIC THAT WEWERE NOT PREPARED TO DEAL WITH.THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONDECIMATED THE PANDEMIC RESPONSETEAM.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ATLEASTSOME IDEAS.

I GET THAT WE ARE INUNCHARTED WATERS BUT IM READY TOHEAR IDEAS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TOMOVE FORWARD FINANCIALLY.

HOWWE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARDSOCIALLY IN OVERCOMING THISPANDEMIC." -XOCHITELGARCIAAND THE SECOND ISSUE BROUGHT UPBY THESE WOMEN---THELACK OF UNITY ACROSS THE NATION.ROBIN WALTERS, WHO IS THEPRESIDENT OF DEMOCRATICWOMEN OF KERN, BELIEVES WHATWILL MAKE WOMEN ANDEVERYONE COME OUT TO THE POLLSTHIS YEAR IS ADDRESSING NOTONLY THE PANDEMIC BUT SAVINGDEMOCRACY."THE CONCERN ABOUT OURDEMOCRACY.

THECONCERN ABOUT THINGS LIKE THEPOST OFFICE.

WE SHOULD NOT BEHAVING ADISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCEOF THE POST OFFICE.

WE NEED TOGET TO THEPOLLS TO SAVE OUR POST OFFICE?WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT?

THIS ISHOW PEOPLEGET THEIR MEDICATIONS, VETERANSARE GETTING THEIRMEDICATIONS.

THIS IS NOT APARTISAN ISSUE.

AND THAT'S WHY ITHINK IT WASPARTICULARLY POWERFUL LASTNIGHT.

I CAN NOT REMEMBERANOTHERCONVENTION WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLEFROM BOTH PARTIES WHO ARESPEAKINGON THE DEMOCRATIC STAGE.

ANDTHAT IS A POWERFUL THING.

IMHOPEFUL GOINGFORWARD THAT THERE IS MORE THATUNITES US THAN DIVIDES US."-ROBINNOW TONIGHT WILL BE NIGHT TWO OFTHE DNC AND SOME OF THE