‘Horseface’: Does it matter that Trump ridicules women?
WASHINGTON • Suffice it to say that “Horseface” and porn actress Stormy Daniels aren’t what Republicans want to talk about three weeks from the midterm elections — or ever. A record number of women are running, most of them Democrats, in the first balloting of the #MeToo era.
No matter. President Donald Trump this week added “Horseface” to a long list of unflattering references to women, including: Fat, ugly, disgusting, “that dog,” ‘’a 10,” ‘’no longer a 10,” a slob, “Miss Piggy,” ‘’Miss Housekeeping,” wacky and crazy.
The president also mocked the Senate testimony of California professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school.
Trump’s tweet about Daniels came after a federal judge dismissed the adult film actress’ defamation lawsuit against the president.
Trump tweeted: “Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer.” He added, “She knows nothing about me, a total con!”
By now, Trump’s infamous talk about women is embedded in American political lore.
But through the campaign and his presidency, there’s been little evidence that Trump’s habit has done damage among his most passionate supporters. One question in the 2018 midterms is whether Democratic voters will be particularly likely to cast ballots this year.
In Gallup’s latest tracking poll, 34 percent of women say they approve of Trump, which is about where it’s been throughout his presidency. Republican women are still overwhelmingly likely to support him.
Women are typically far more likely than men to support Democratic candidates, and this year is no exception.
In a recent poll by the Washington Post and ABC News, 59 percent of women said they would be voting for Democratic House candidates, while just 46 percent of men said the same.
On the turnout question, the Post/ABC poll found that women under 40 were significantly more likely than they were in 2014 to say they were certain to vote.





