In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump ...

Photo by Associated Press | published: October 31, 2018

In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington to acknowledge the final passage of tax overhaul legislation by Congress. Perhaps nowhere is the choice facing voters more vivid than in the battle for control of the House, where Democrats are fielding more women and female minority candidates than ever while Republicans are trying to hold the majority with mostly white men. The disparity highlights a trend that has been amplified under President Donald Trump, with the two parties increasingly polarized along racial and gender lines as much as by the issues.