{"id":45183,"date":"2016-11-03T18:12:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T23:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=45183"},"modified":"2016-11-03T18:24:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T23:24:46","slug":"republican-women-voters-believe-trumps-action-plan-for-america-outweighs-his-sexist-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/republican-women-voters-believe-trumps-action-plan-for-america-outweighs-his-sexist-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican women voters believe Trump\u2019s action plan for America outweighs his sexist comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Wen-Yee Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barbara Trautman, campaign committee chair for the National Federation of Republican Women,\u00a0 supports Donald Trump regardless of his sexual comments. “He is our nominee. That’s the bottom line for me,\u201d Trautman said firmly. “A true Republican is not gonna vote for Hillary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s 2005 Access Hollywood video, in which he boasted about groping women, triggered a heated debate among women voters. But there are still many Republican women like Trautman who think Trump’s action plan for America outweighs his sexist comments. They believe Trump will be the ideal president who will appoint the right conservative judges for the Supreme Court and take any action for this country.<\/p>\n

Ninety-three percent of Republican women voted for Mitt Romney in 2012, according to New York Times in a recent article<\/a>. Although the percentage of the Republican women supporters has dropped for 2016, 79 percent of them support Trump, according to the Times. <\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton advocates women\u2019s rights, but these Republican women voters do not buy her support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not see that Hilary Clinton has helped women. I think that’s a mantra, but I don’t see it,\u201d said Kathy Hentzen, a 16-year volunteer for the North Shore Republican Branch of Milwaukee County.<\/p>\n

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Valerie Houk, a 17-year Republican volunteer for the Republican Party of Waukesha, Wisc., canvases for Trump on Oct. 22. (Wen-Yee Lee\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For some Republican women voters, abortion is a key issue. Valerie Houk, a volunteer for the Republican Party of Waukesha County since 1999, advocates anti-abortion policies while she makes phone calls for Donald Trump and incumbent GOP senator Ron Johnson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only health care for women that [Clinton] cares about is that women can have an abortion and women can get rid of their babies,\u201d Houk said. \u201cIt’s a terrible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her presidential debates with Trump, Clinton said she supports a woman\u2019s constitutional right to choose to end a pregnancy as well as may other healthcare initiatives including the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government has no business in the decisions that women make with their families in accordance with their faith, with medical advice,\u201d Clinton said. She promised to stand up for women\u2019s right to make such choices, while Trump said he opposes abortion and pledged to appoint pro-life judges to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

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Members of the National Federation of Republican Women attended the Wisconsin Strike Force in Bayside, Wisconsin on Oct. 22. Pictured are GOP Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, who is running for reelection, (third from upper left) and Barbara Trautman, campaign committee chair for the National Federation of Republican Women (third from left in the second row). (Wen-Yee Lee\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump\u2019s female supporters put high emphasis on not only health care issues related to women, but any issue related to their families, including the right to carry guns. \u201cI\u2019m a woman. I believe that I have the right to defend myself, my family,\u201d said Hentzen.<\/p>\n

Hentzen regards gun ownership as a women\u2019s right to safety. In the presidential debate, Trump declared he will uphold the Second Amendment, an issue of great importance to the Republican supporters.<\/p>\n

Showing how much the issue matters to them, the Republican Women of Waukesha County held a safety course, Girls and Guns 101.<\/p>\n

Coming from a manufacturing family, Hentzen also spoke as a businesswoman. She is unwilling to see more businesses and jobs go overseas. \u201cIt threatens my family and our family business,\u201d she said, \u201cIt’s easy for me to speak to these issues as a woman, as a business woman, and as a family business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robin Moore, president of the Republican Women of Waukesha County, believes in Trump\u2019s record as a businessman instead of a politician. \u201cWhen you hear Donald Trump say something, \u2018I\u2019m going to stop this, I\u2019m going to 100 percent do this and beat for that,\u2019 he does have a position of a businessman starting a negotiating process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moore pointed out that Trump hired women for management positions in his business. At the same time, she argued that the Clinton Foundation has taken money from Middle East countries, even though those governments support policies that treat women horribly.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump’s comment oversimplifies donations to the Clinton Foundation to make a quick attack against his Democratic rival. He makes it sound as if Clinton personally received money from foreign governments with poor records on human rights,\u201d according to PolitiFact<\/a>. Presidential candidates can\u2019t take money donated by foreign governments.<\/p>\n

With only a few days left before the election, Clinton is a mere two points ahead of Trump among likely voters, 47 percent to 45 percent, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll conducted from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1.<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Campaign materials for Wisconsin Women for Trump at North Shore GOP Campaign Office Oct. 22. (Wen-Yee Lee\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Wen-Yee Lee Barbara Trautman, campaign committee chair for the National Federation of Republican Women,\u00a0 supports Donald Trump regardless of his sexual comments. “He is our nominee. 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