Is Bannon right that white, college-educated women have given up on Republicans?

Earlier this month, former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon told the Daily Beast that while college-educated women were tricky for President Trump and Republicans, their votes might still be within reach.

“College-educated Republican women in the suburbs are a challenge,” he said. “You are not going to be able to easily secure their support, a top target for the Democrats. Maybe they don’t vote for the other side and maybe they straggle in because their 401(k) is up. But it’s gonna be a challenge.”

Talking to Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman more recently, though, Bannon was much more pessimistic.

“The Republican college-educated woman is done,” Bannon replied. “They’re gone. They were going anyway at some point in time. Trump triggers them.” CONT.

Philip Bump, Washington Post