Posted on 07/19/2016 5:58:28 PM PDT by MaxistheBest
Donald Trump's tough talk on law and order in a time of growing national insecurity appears to be winning over some of his fiercest skeptics - women initially put off by his swaggering tone, his clashes with female critics and past affairs.
But so far those are mostly conservative women. As Trump hones his message, the challenge is to make it also resonate among independent or undecided female voters who are crucial to his hopes of winning the U.S. presidential election in November.
Turmoil on the streets both abroad and at home could give Trump a new opportunity to do just that.
On Monday, Trump tried to seize it with an evening program at the Republican National Convention with several women speakers, including his wife Melania, focused on security. She told the convention that her husband would offer the country new leadership and keep it "safe and secure."
Americans have been rattled by recent attacks in France and Florida, the murder of police officers in Texas and Louisiana, and widespread protests over the killings of unarmed black men, polls show.
“We’re not electing a husband, we’re not electing a preacher, we’re electing a leader,” said Kay White, a Republican delegate to the nominating convention from Tennessee who originally supported U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in the early nominating contests, or primaries.
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Under Islam your choice is submit or die
In this election it’s Trump or die
Isn’t Oliphant the bow tie Boston ultra liberal? If so, his name on this article is remarkable.
My mistake, I was thinking of Thomas Oliphant. Maybe they’re related.
I am encouraged but far more worried about Soros funding an illegal alien onslaught at the polling places to such an extent poll workers will have no choice but to let threatening invaders (along with the ACLU) cast their votes.
When women voted for Bubba, they were voting for a lover.
You don't have to like the guy to vote to hire him for this job.
Is likeability a factor in your decision to hire a roofer or an exterminator?
Just think of Trump as an exterminator.
Even after 7 and a half years of White-House sanctioned browbeating of heterosexual men, there aren't that many p*ssified betas that would choose Mrs. Clinton over Mrs. Trump -- I mean, whose face would YOU rather see in all the tabloid magazines for the next 8 years?
If you ladies change your mind and want a very religious person, I understand the Catholics have a spare Pope............
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