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Vance says the Trump campaign “can make a good case for women,” but it won’t tell them how to vote

Online Niel October 28, 2024

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, said the GOP ticket will try to sell its agenda to women, but said ultimately female voters will decide how to vote.

In an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Vance about recent polls showing that 56 percent of women say the Trump campaign is paying too little attention to women’s concerns and 40 percent say the campaign is paying too much attention much attention to men’s concerns.

“You say one of your top advisors is your wife, Usha,” Brennan said, which Vance confirmed, adding, “Top advisor.”

“So what does she tell you?” Brennan continued. “Because the data says you have a problem with women.”

“Well, what she’s telling me is that we have to make the case for women as best we can and ultimately trust the wisdom of those women to decide what’s in the best interest of their family,” he said.

Vance told “women voters, and frankly voters and men, but all Americans” that Trump will lower costs, make communities safer, open up American energy and secure the southern border.

“I think we can make a good case to women, but I’m not going to tell them who to vote for. I will try to convince them. In the end, the voters will decide,” he said.

Nearly two-thirds, 63 percent, of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to according to Pew Research Center data. The 2024 presidential election is the first since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Trump’s campaign sought to navigate the issue delicately, embracing the position that states should have the right to determine their own laws.

Abortion bans or restrictions have gone into effect in 21 states since Roe was overturned two years ago. Vice President Harris did ADVISED that “no one is safe” from a potential federal ban on abortions if Congress passes such legislation and Trump signs it into law.

Trump said earlier this month he would object a national ban on abortion. He later said a national abortion ban was “off the table,” but he left the door open to the conversation, saying, “We’ll see what happens.”

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