Understanding ‘the white women thing’

Donald Trump likes to brag that most women in America voted for him for president. Like many things the president says, that’s just not true. Most women, 54 percent, voted for Hillary Clinton. However, 52 percent of white women did vote for Trump — and that’s the cohort that drives black women nuts. …

The truth is, most white women vote for Republicans — and they have for a long time.

How can Democrats change that historical pattern in the face of a candidate many women find so odious? Jackie Payne is trying to answer that question. Payne is a longtime activist who struggled with whether, and how, to engage persuadable white women who supported Trump. CONT.

Jamal Simmons, The Hill