Uppity women are a prime enemy in Trump world. The president evidently not only shares this worldview but understands its power with his customer base.
. Before them, it was Hillary Clinton, Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina and so on. Making America manly again has always been a central plank in Trump's MAGA pitch.
Yet when asked how they feel about women who make demands for equality, negative views shoot up. In one, about two-thirds of Trump's 2016 voters overall, including 53 percent of Barack Obama voters who defected to Trump that year, agreed with the statement"When women demand equality these days, they are actually seeking special favors.
Seen in this light, it's not surprising pro-Trump Republicans love to target Pelosi. It's as if social scientists designed the 79-year-old San Franciscan feminist in a lab expressly to test for sexist attitudes. It's the power, stupid. The deceptive video of Pelosi, the racist screeds against the Squad and the singling out of Marie Yovanovitch, Fiona Hill and the other female impeachment witnesses for ridicule and disparagement should all be read as strategic campaign communications from Trump to the MAGA base.
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