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it's no wonder the race is neck and neck.
The article is about the NYT reconnecting with a focus group of 12 women who were enthusiastically pro-trump back in May.
This month, with Ms. Harris now the Democratic nominee, we decided to invite our group from May to reconvene and talk about what difference, if any, having a woman at the top of the ticket made for them. Nine of our participants were game, and the conversation had some surprises: For example, while the group was still mostly pro-Trump, they were now roughly split on whether he would win.
The women who liked Mr. Trump said they trusted him more on the economy and inflation and were skeptical that costs would go down under Ms. Harris because they blamed the Biden-Harris administration for the state of the economy now. Interestingly, four of the women trusted Ms. Harris more on the issue of abortion, but a couple of them made clear they saw abortion not as “a political issue or a voting issue,” as one of them said, but as a “social issue.”
Some of the women had misgivings about Mr. Trump that were more acute than when we spoke in May, noting his support for tax cuts for wealthy Americans, his “terrible bedside manner” and his tendency to say “dumb” things. Several of the women said they were also concerned about political violence from his supporters.
In such a polarized election, we were struck that one woman had switched from Mr. Trump to Ms. Harris and another seemed to be leaning that way. They liked Ms. Harris’s confidence and enthusiasm, and they wanted to see the perspective and leadership that a woman would bring to the presidency.
Opinion | Harris, Trump and the 2024 Election: 9 Trump Voters Discuss
Abortion not a voting issue despite the prez appointing SC justices? They trust trump on the economy even though his tariff plan is going to be a disaster? Does a "terrible bedside manner" include orchestrating an insurrection and promising an authoritarian regime if re-elected? While some are "concerned about political violence from his supporters" do they recognize he promotes it and has never done anything to stop it?
Everyone says we need to get more people participating in elections by voting. I wish these women wouldn't. Either that or get informed.
The article is about the NYT reconnecting with a focus group of 12 women who were enthusiastically pro-trump back in May.
This month, with Ms. Harris now the Democratic nominee, we decided to invite our group from May to reconvene and talk about what difference, if any, having a woman at the top of the ticket made for them. Nine of our participants were game, and the conversation had some surprises: For example, while the group was still mostly pro-Trump, they were now roughly split on whether he would win.
The women who liked Mr. Trump said they trusted him more on the economy and inflation and were skeptical that costs would go down under Ms. Harris because they blamed the Biden-Harris administration for the state of the economy now. Interestingly, four of the women trusted Ms. Harris more on the issue of abortion, but a couple of them made clear they saw abortion not as “a political issue or a voting issue,” as one of them said, but as a “social issue.”
Some of the women had misgivings about Mr. Trump that were more acute than when we spoke in May, noting his support for tax cuts for wealthy Americans, his “terrible bedside manner” and his tendency to say “dumb” things. Several of the women said they were also concerned about political violence from his supporters.
In such a polarized election, we were struck that one woman had switched from Mr. Trump to Ms. Harris and another seemed to be leaning that way. They liked Ms. Harris’s confidence and enthusiasm, and they wanted to see the perspective and leadership that a woman would bring to the presidency.
Opinion | Harris, Trump and the 2024 Election: 9 Trump Voters Discuss
Abortion not a voting issue despite the prez appointing SC justices? They trust trump on the economy even though his tariff plan is going to be a disaster? Does a "terrible bedside manner" include orchestrating an insurrection and promising an authoritarian regime if re-elected? While some are "concerned about political violence from his supporters" do they recognize he promotes it and has never done anything to stop it?
Everyone says we need to get more people participating in elections by voting. I wish these women wouldn't. Either that or get informed.
