Is Donald Trump playing the man card?
- 8 years ago
There's a chance gender could be a decisive factor in the upcoming general election between likely party winners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Trump's comments on Clinton "playing the woman's card" last weekend amplify an already growing gap between female voters and the Republican party.
"In every presidential election since 1980, women have been more likely than men to support the Democratic candidate," said Jennifer Lawless, the director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University.
This year, that traditional gender gap seems to be growing into a gender gulf.
Polls show about 70 percent of women currently have an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
"What the Republicans want to do is close that gap to the best of their ability," Lawless said.
Trump's comments on Clinton "playing the woman's card" last weekend amplify an already growing gap between female voters and the Republican party.
"In every presidential election since 1980, women have been more likely than men to support the Democratic candidate," said Jennifer Lawless, the director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University.
This year, that traditional gender gap seems to be growing into a gender gulf.
Polls show about 70 percent of women currently have an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
"What the Republicans want to do is close that gap to the best of their ability," Lawless said.