Democrats Wendy Davis, Michelle Nunn, and Alison Lundergan Grimes are looking to make red the new blue in Southern states. (@sharonscarlett4, @11alivenews, @politico/Twitter)

If she wins, State Senator Wendy Davis, of the pink sneaker fame, would be the first Democrat and first female governor since Ann Richards, who was in office from 1991 to 1995.

Nunn, daughter of former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, would be the first female senator elected in Georgia’ history.

Grimes, running against 30-year incumbent Mitch McConnell, would be her state’s first female senator. McConnell shares the senate position with Senator Rand Paul, who was put on the cover of TIME Magazine’s most recent issue as the potential solution to the GOP’s “problem.”

Davis has gotten large-scale public support from everyone from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and actress Lena Dunham to Kenneth Barr, former mayor of Fort Worth. Barr calls Davis the “leader of economic development in the city.”

First Lady Michelle Obama has even put out a television ad which she supports Davis.

“She wants to give all our kids a chance to build a better life for themselves and for their families. That’s what the American Dream is all about,” Obama said.

Nunn has received financial support from Michael Bloomberg in the form of a donation to the Nunn Super PAC Georgians Together, in addition to the maximum $5,200 direct donation to Nunn’s campaign. Both Joe Biden and the First Lady have made appearances with her this year, and Dr. Jill Biden will be campaigning alongside Nunn this weekend.

Democratic leaders Hillary Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren have brought in big-time support by joining Grimes on the campaign trail in Louisville on separate occasions.

Both Grimes and Nunn have avoided association with President Barack Obama. They have also avoided releasing who they voted for in the 2012 elections, with Grimes actively discouraging association with her “I’m not Barack Obama” television ads.

All three have received support from Emily’s List, a political action committee dedicated to helping pro-choice Democratic female candidates to public office.

The ladies' respective campaigns are experiencing varying levels of success. Davis' has been cited as one of Politico’s “Worst Campaigns of 2014.” Her momentum built by last year's famous 11-hour filibuster against anti-abortions measures in the Texas Legislature has not kept up, even though she’s been all over the news after news of two abortions revealed in her memoir and the criticism she’s received for airing an ad highlighting her opponent Greg Abbott’s wheelchair use.

Nunn has been campaigning vigorously against Republican businessman David Perdue, who, like Nunn, has familial ties to Georgia politics: his first cousin is former Governor Sonny Perdue. She has had a hard time fighting the image that she’s not a “true Georgian,” having grown up near Washington, D.C. while her father served as Senator. It doesn’t help that over half of her funds come from out-of-state donors, with the largest coming in from liberal hotspots such as San Francisco and New York.

Grimes has made some waves within the Democratic Party with a recent illegal immigration ad that many groups have called “offensive.” The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has pulled it off the air in Kentucky and has chosen to put almost $1 million behind Nunn.

It will be interesting to see how voters respond to these candidates, not only as Democrats running in typically red states, but as women running in typically red states.

National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Andrea Bozek said that the GOP’s current candidates are “speaking directly to female voters both on the campaign trail and in their television ads.” Given the GOP's history with women's rights, Nunn, Davis and Grimes may be appeal to female voters more, regardless of political party.

In fact, a report that came out earlier this year “Republicans and Women Voters: Huge Challenges, Real Opportunities” commissioned by two major Republican groups found that the majority of female voters viewed the GOP as “intolerant,” “stuck in the past,” and “lacking in compassion.” Northeastern and Midwestern women, regions which have higher percentages high school graduates, are especially wary of Republican policies.

The group of women that responded most favorably to Republicans was married woman without college degrees.

Republican political strategist Katie Packer Gage responded to the report by saying the GOP must “play offense on this” to combat the image of the party as belonging  to “old, white, right, out of touch men.”

The implications of this study will carry over to 2016, when the GOP is expected to face a formidable Hillary Clinton, who is also looking to appeal to female voters. 

However, according leading national pollster David Paleologos, women are extremely tough on female candidates. What this means for Davis, Nunn, and Grimes, we’ll see soon enough.

According to a recent New York Times poll it’s likely that Davis’s Republican opponent Abbott will win, while the Georgia and Kentucky races are still toss-ups. Davis trails behind Abbott by almost two digits, while Grimes and Nunn are only behind by 5 and 6 percent respectively. 

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