Abandoning Donald Trump and, for Some Women, the G.O.P., Too - The New York Times - 0 views
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Donald J. Trump has polarized men and women, with the sexes parting ways to such a degree that Election Day could produce the biggest gender gap in decades.
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Republican women have turned on their party’s male leaders for defending Mr. Trump against accusations that he groped or forcibly kissed more than 10 women.
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they see hypocrisy in Republican men rallying behind Mr. Trump after the same leaders for years accused Bill Clinton of predatory behavior.
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the sum difference between how men and women vote — could be the most yawning since 1952, when it was 26 points.
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women are deeply anxious that Mr. Trump’s candidacy will damage the party’s ability to appeal to them for years to come.
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Many of the women came forward after Mr. Trump boasted of just such behavior in a leaked recording from 2005.
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“I’m not fascinated by sex, but I am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we’re getting in the Oval Office,” Ms. Kelly said.
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“I was horrified that our Republican leaders, who I looked up to, endorsed Trump in the midst of his worst comments about women,”
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“When your leaders come out and make excuses and use biblical analogies to defend and promote Donald Trump,” she added, “that to me crosses a line I’m not comfortable with.”