Sep 4, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Women are polling largely against Trump

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A majority of registered female voters disapprove of President Trump, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Why it matters: Women are a key group for Trump to have on his side going into the midterms, and ultimately 2020. Cook Political Report's Dave Wasserman told Axios' Jonathan Swan that college-educated women have never "been this fervently anti-Republican," thanks to issues like family separation at the border and Trump's behavior. The 66% of women who disapprove of Trump — and 59% who "strongly" disapprove of him — could be a problem for Republicans come November.

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