Have the Republicans Lost White Women for Good?

[sheshe2]

by Nancy LeTourneau

White college-educated women (who normally vote Republican) are giving Clinton a 30 point advantage in the polls.

The question becomes: is this a permanent break or will they return to the fold once Trump is gone? That might depend less on the current candidate and more on how party leaders have responded to him. At least some prominent Republican women are starting to speak up about that.


A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP’s deteriorating relationship with female voters…

“If the GOP has truly convinced itself that openly engaging in sexual assault fantasies is something normal that men do among one another, I have a suggestion. Relocate the Republican National Committee headquarters into a men’s-only locker room,” [Amanda] Carpenter wrote. “Eliminate all pretenses of wanting to let women in.”

There are those who respond by saying, “Surprise, surprise…the GOP embraces sexism.” It’s hard to imagine they are shocked that the party that launched a “war on women” is not a place that welcomes empowered women. But being the party that condones sexual assault takes it up to a whole new level. We’ll have to wait and see whether or not that breech can be mended.

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Truly amazing how obtuse the men of the GOP really are. No wonder they are a dying breed

[DemonGoddess]

1. I hope so! n/t

[get the red out]

2. Did they really think that all that religious spew on the right

Had any seriousness to it?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

3. I don't think so

In fact, when the dust settles, Nikki Haley will probably come out of this looking pretty good to many Republicans. While the Trump fiasco has been playing out, she's been quietly leading hurricane recovery efforts in South Carolina.

I do think that Trump has lost them for this election cycle. From our perspective, the problem with that will be ticket splitting. Many will still vote GOP down ballot.

[tonyt53]

4. THAT is up to the GOP. Just words won't work. it will take actions.

Actions to fund Planned Parenthood. Actions to stop attacking abortion centers. Actions to finally get women the equal pay as men doing the same job. So many more that I don't even know where to start.

[D-Mamma]

5. Women coming out of the closet!

Donald Trump has done women a hu-u-uge favor with the exposure of his boorish behavior. Over the last couple of years I have seen more and more women wresting their identity away from the patriarchal norms they have lived under in the past. It has been a hard, slow move forward but Trump's visibility and on record comments, along with the sterling example of HRC maintaining her cool during it all, has encouraged more and more women to say "no more" to fat shaming, "no more" to gender shaming, "no more" to power intimidation. It is exHILLARYating! (sorry, couldn't resist.)

[Adrahil]

7. I agree!

My wife and daughter are very energized. And welcome to DU!!

[William769]

9. Wlcome to DU.

Excellent post!

[sheshe2]

13. Hey, D-Mamma.

Welcome to DU.

Love your post...especially "exHILLARYating!"

[apcalc]

6. With the exception of the abortion issue, I can't see why any woman would ever vote Republican.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

10. I even think that issue is weird for women to be aligned with them.

Having endured two pregnancies myself, I could never imagine making laws to force women to endure a pregnancy they don't want. I can see men not understanding this, but from women it is strange. I guess they really buy into the stuff their church tells them and they also love being pregnant.

[treestar]

8. I hope so

It's not as if the others don't have some pretty anti-women views.

[sheshe2]

14. My hopes as well treestar.

[vi5]

11. Is there any evidence they are really going to lose them?

I know it's completely anecdotal, but the amount of white women I know who are voting for Trump is ridiculous. It's frightening to me. And I'm in solidly blue New Jersey so not exactly GOP country.

[irisblue]

12. Trumps' racism & immigrant bashing

I hope have lost Women Of Color forever. Black college educated women should be courted and groomed by the DNC & the state parties at all levels of government. I strongly and sadly suspect that a "reasonable acceptable republican/conservative "candidate will come around and wealthier(you choose your meaning) white women will vote republican again. The head of the local logcabin republicans is a white college educated woman and has said she is still supporting Trump. That makes me very sad & a bit angry.

[mythology]

15. That depends on if they learn anything

In 2008 they nominated Palin. In 2012 Romney with his binders full of women assisted greatly by Todd Akin and "legitimate rape" and then had a committee tell them they should appeal more to women. And in 2016 Trump.

If they actually learn, I think they can get women voters. But they have gotten worse over the last three elections.

[napkinz]

16. look out Donald ...

[sheshe2]

17. Priceless!

Especially the 2nd. Squashed like the cockroach he is.

[mainer]

18. All they have to do is imagine those little Trump hands groping their p***sy

and that should piss 'em off enough to say never again GOP.

[mwrguy]

19. Depends on if they put their whiteness first