The GOP's Biggest Problem: Women

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-newtonsmall/the-gops-biggest-problem-_b_9077708.html
The GOP's Biggest Problem: Women

Donald Trump is threatening not to partake in Thursday's Republican debate, hosted by Fox News, if anchor Megyn Kelly participates. In the first Republican debate in August, Kelly pressed Trump on his record of calling women "slobs" and "fat pigs." In comments the following week, Trump seemed to hint the Kelly was menstruating at the time of the debate -- a comment he later clarified. And he retweeted a tweet that called her a "bimbo" and mocked her for "running away" to a long-planned vacation.

This and other seemingly misogynistic statements and missteps have done Trump no favors with female voters. A Quinnipiac University survey released December 22 found that among all female voters -- Republicans, Democrats, and independents -- Trump's favorable rating was 25 percent, and his unfavorable rating was 68 percent, producing a net measure of minus 43 percentage points. By comparison, women dislike rival Ted Cruz by just net minus 5 percentage points. No wondering Trump's not spoiling for a rematch with Kelly.

Women are moving away from the GOP, women are turning away from feminism.

Seems to me like two species of dinosaurs are headed for extinction...

... and women are getting sick and tired of being infantilized by woman hating politicians and hateful hypocrital 'allies' looking to breastfeed them with the milk of paranoia

It's the beginning of the end of the either-or false dichotomy of "Ouch, I just got my back broken under the boot of Conservatism so now I'll become a feminist!" and "Aargh, I just got a boot up my ass for not agreeing with feminism so I think I'll turn to Conservatism!"

It's called agency, and both women's enemies and 'allies' are learning how agency works, the hard way.