Unappealing Repeal

Donald Trump is heading down a deep, down-ward spiral when it comes to working-class voters. Not all, but about a third of them. In the recent reveal of Donald Trump’s sexist past, he is facing a major problem when it comes to appealing to his female audience. Recently it was discussed how Donald Trump’s majority vote stems from those in labor-heavy jobs because of Trump’s support of domestic production. Even though this may seem like a lot voters, due to recent activity, these numbers are about to diminish.

Within this week, multiple claims have come forward accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault. This was followed by many sexist remarks made by him in the past and currently on twitter. There are so many negative comments over the past thirty years that they have been placed in a timeline of his offensive language. So how does this affect Trump?

Even though the people who make up the working-class that categorize themselves as Trump supporters are mainly male, there are still a good amount that are female. Females are more likely to have minimum wage jobs and it is still unclear where Trump stands on this issue due to his flip-flopping of views on this matter. By having his matters become public of disrespecting women, it is highly likely that he will lose the support of women in the working-class. This is especially a strong matter due to the hardships women continuously need to overcome in order to prove themselves in male-dominated industries.

Not only have these comments caused him the respect of many women, it led to a questioning of character from individuals in general. Since the release of the vulgar comments, 20% of Republican governors, Senators, and House members have renounced their party’s nominee. This includes both men and women. The rest of the 2/3 of the working class (males) that support Donald Trump won’t let this go as easy as well. The Republican representatives state their disassociation due to the fact that they would not their wives/sisters/daughters to be under a Trump reign.

It is still unsure what will happen this November. It looks like Clinton is taking a good lead as of now. What should happen is that those who had supported Trump to be affected by the comments and allegations that have come forth. Voters should think twice and realize that if Trump is elected as president, his attitude will reign over the lives of their wives, sisters, daughters, and/or themselves. As for working class individuals, men might vote for Trump to get ahead of their female counterparts. At the same time, women might choose not to vote for Trump so they will have an easier path to success in the working world. This is not an American Dream, but a Nightmare. 

2 thoughts on “Unappealing Repeal

  1. I know you only made a small note of this in your post, but I’m very tired of the whole daughter/mother/wife aspect of his bigotry. I wish more people would just acknowledge that the comments are fundamentally wrong rather than saying that they would hate for their female family members to receive them. Trump’s actions are inexcusable and I don’t think he can do anything to recover from them at this point.

    1. I’m confused as to how his lewd comments directly connect to working-class voters? Most of his base is working class and have proven to be unaltered by his comments. When you mention being concerned about women who are entering the workforce I think you’re referring to college-educated women, not working class.

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