Lara Trump thinks that her father-in-law, President Trump, could use some extra support at this particular stage of his presidency. So along with Karen Pence, the second lady, Ms. Trump traveled to this (slimly) blue state with a message for women who support him: Don’t be afraid to speak up — and by all means, please speak up. …
But the Trump campaign is facing an uphill battle. A majority of women — including over 90 percent of black women and 60 percent of Hispanic women — favored Mr. Trump’s opponent Hillary Clinton in 2016. And though the 53 percent of white women who voted for Mr. Trump were a factor in his election, a recent Quinnipiac University poll showed plummeting support for him in that demographic. CONT.
Katie Rogers & Maggie Haberman, New York Times