Donald Trump had a 77 percent unfavorable rating with women. That was before he picked a running mate with one of the worst records on women’s rights. Now Trump is losing white, college-educated women by an amazing 30 percent. That’s the kind of margin that makes it hard for Trump to win—anywhere.
As Donald Trump prepares to debate a major political party’s first woman presidential nominee, who can help coach him in the best way to get past that problem with women?
Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
… Mr. Ailes’s role could extend beyond the debates, which Mr. Trump’s advisers see as crucial to vaulting him back into strong contention for the presidency after a series of self-inflicted wounds that have eroded his standing in public opinion polls.
Of course. If there’s anyone who knows how to reduce tension with American women, it’s Roger Ailes.
Still, Mr. Ailes’s involvement is certain to stoke controversy, both for the ongoing sexual harassment cases and for the role that Fox News played in covering Mr. Trump’s candidacy — and elevating him as a potential presidential candidate beginning in 2011.
It only seems fair. Trump and Ailes went up together—and now they can go down, side by side.
The Trump campaign has spent the afternoon providing different forms of “we’re not working with him,” even though multiple sources have confirmed they’re working with him. Then again, those denials are probably just sarcasm.