On voting day Donald Trump made some eye-catching comments at his last-minute Grand Rapids rally (which showed his well-known style of talking about female politicians)
Its starts with a B‚ but I wont say it; I want to say it
The crowd picked-up his hint and started shouting the b-word while Trump stood there; letting them do the talking. This fits into his known way of letting others say what he wants to say
At other pre-election stops Trump showed similar behavior: his team made rough comments about Kamala Harris in MSG arena‚ and in NC he played along when people yelled mean stuff about her work history. He just said “This place is amazing“ and reminded everyone that its other people making these comments not him
Former Republican candidate Nikki Haley pointed out a big issue with this approach. She thinks the whole macho-style talk isnt smart because:
- Women are more likely to vote than men
- Female voters care about how politicians speak to them
- They focus on real problems not tough-guy talk
- Most women tend to support democratic candidates
The timing of these remarks - right before people head to voting stations - could make some women think twice about their choice