… Affluent suburban women are a key audience for Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, as she seeks to use Trump’s polarizing statements about women, immigrants and others against him. …
Although many suburban women identify as Republican or independent, they often vote on the kinds of pocketbook issues Clinton is emphasizing in her presidential bid — workplace flexibility and fair pay for female workers, accessible health care, and affordable college tuition.
These voters have long displayed a willingness to look past ideological bright lines, and this year, that could favor Clinton, whose open courtship is a bet that women who would not support her otherwise will be driven there by Trump. CONT.
Anne Gearan, Washington Post