Tag: War on Women

Abandoning Donald Trump and, for Some Women, the G.O.P., Too

Posted on October 27, 2016November 29, 2016 by Kelly Dittmar

Trip Gabriel, New York Times – October 27, 2016

Increasing numbers of 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. Many are complaining publicly that for years, they stood up for the party against Democrats who accused it of pursuing a “war on women.”

The Revolt of the Conservative Women

Posted on October 26, 2016November 29, 2016 by Kelly Dittmar

David A. Graham, The Atlantic – October 26, 2016

The 2016 presidential campaign kicked off in earnest with a clash between Megyn Kelly and Donald Trump over gender and conservatism at the first GOP debate, and now there’s another Kelly moment to bookend the race. Newt Gingrich, a top Trump surrogate, was on Kelly’s Fox News show Tuesday night, jousting with her in a tense exchange stretching over nearly eight minutes.

Donald Trump’s War on Women is Officially in Full Swing

Posted on March 25, 2016March 31, 2016 by Kelly Dittmar

Kathleen Parker, Washington Post – March 25, 2016

Once upon a time, I protested the Democratic trope that the GOP was waging war on women. Since the accusation was based primarily on the Republican Party’s continuing defense of the not-yet-born, amid absurd and offensive comments by a handful of GOP males whose tongues and brains have never met, I rejected the notion as little more than a political strategy. Sue me if you must, but I’ve changed my mind.

Ivanka is Donald Trump’s Best Weapon in War on Women

Posted on February 9, 2016February 10, 2016 by Kelly Dittmar

Jaclyn Cashman, Boston Herald – February 9, 2016

For voters who may be put off by her father’s notorious feuds and off-color remarks about some women, Ivanka is a prime example of how Trump — the rhetoric and grandstanding aside — actually values women.