Trump's attacks fuel GOP fears of losing suburban women

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Republican legislators were quick to condemn Trump's offensive remarks calling Daniels a "horse face".

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At the same time, some are wondering if attacks are important in the era of Trump. Trump has repeatedly attacked the physical appearance of her female opponents in the 2016 presidential election and has always won the White House, skeptical note.

"This is only another tweet in a current model," said Liz Mair, strategist at GOP. "When you behave consistently scandalously, people are immune and numb to it."

There is no doubt that Republicans would prefer to talk about economy, jobs and taxes in the final campaign rather than answering questions from local reporters about what they think of Trump's remark about Daniels.

The tweet took place a day after a federal judge filed an action for defamation of the adult film actress, who allegedly had an affair with Trump in 2006. The judge ordered him to pay Trump's court fees.

Answering questions about the president's comments is nothing new for Republicans in the election campaign. The "face to face" remark is only the latest in a series of brutal and sometimes tinged attacks of racism that the president has launched against women.

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Even Republicans who support Trump's policy are deeply frustrated by his rhetoric, which they say will push even more moderate and independent women out of the party. Even if voters disrupted by Trump's comments do not vote for the Democrats, they may feel so tired of the deplorable political climate that they will only sit out of the elections.

"I'd really like him to stop tweeting." "We're in two and a half weeks," said Sarah Chamberlain, President and CEO of the Republican Main Street Partnership. "I hope that & # 39; He puts his phone down, focuses on the problems and continues to do his job. "

Republicans defend dozens of vulnerable seats this fall, many of them in suburban suburbs, where college-educated women should form a crucial electoral bloc.

And there are signs that the GOP could have serious problems with women with a university degree.

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"This targeted group of suburban women voters spent a lot of time on this man," said Mair. "But women do not like to be insulted because of their appearance, so it will have a deeper emotional note."

Trump has been repeatedly criticized for treating women during the 2016 campaign, particularly after the release of his "Access Hollywood" recording, an exciting microphone, in which he spoke vulgarly about escaping "with n & rsquo; No matter what ".

A few weeks after the release of the tape, however, 52% of white women voted for Trump and not for Hillary Clinton, the first woman to run for president of a major political party, according to polls conducted at the polls. exit from the ballot boxes.

Some strategists point out that the political environment is very different today.

The national "Me Too" movement inspired a record number of women to run for office and attracted voters, who could give impetus to a blue wave in November if Republicans fail to convince enough.

Strategists say that independent and moderate women are not monolithic, however, and some might have stronger feelings than others about Trump's tweets. The most competitive races take place in various American suburbs, including Texas, Illinois, California and Pennsylvania.

While most women will likely find the "face-to-face" insult inappropriate, some women will vote more for their political preferences than for their personal feelings toward the president, according to Chamberlain.

The Republican Main Street Partnership, which organized a number of focus groups with women, revealed that women voters generally tended to be more interested in "kitchen table" issues such as child care. health, safety and education.

"They like his politics – they do not like tweets," Chamberlain said.

On Wednesday, Trump launched another tweet aimed at women – this time countering the idea that it is exacerbating the GOP problem with educated voters.

"Educated women in colleges want protections for safety and health care, as well as good financial and economic health for themselves and for our country," Trump told Twitter. "I am providing all this much better than any democrat (for decades, in fact). That's why they will vote for me!