All this work to get women elected, and whoosh, in one night, not only have women taken over electoral politics, Republican women have instantly claimed center stage. At least that’s the impression left by the talking heads on cable teevee last night and in the morning headlines. There’s only one problem. It’s not so. The truth is, women candidates are still such a rarity in U.S. politics, that when a women runs, and especially when a woman wins, it’s like a giraffe walking down Main Street – heads are going to turn, and everyone expects there’s a herd nearby.