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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Trump to blame for fewer Republican women wanting to run for office
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/384261-despite-rise-in-female-candidates-gop-women-running-for-office-remainsRep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), who announced she is not running for reelection in 2018, told CNN that Republican women are not inspired to run for office and partly blames President Trump.
“Just stop with the name calling,” she told CNN. “It turns women off. It turns a lot of people off, but especially young women. They just say this is ugly.”
She noted that while Republican women are repelled by Trump, the president has energized Democratic women.
“It's inspiring Democratic women to run,” she added. “Unfortunately, it's not inspiring Republican women to run. The rhetoric of the White House is a recruiting tool for liberal women to counter that.”
“Just stop with the name calling,” she told CNN. “It turns women off. It turns a lot of people off, but especially young women. They just say this is ugly.”
She noted that while Republican women are repelled by Trump, the president has energized Democratic women.
“It's inspiring Democratic women to run,” she added. “Unfortunately, it's not inspiring Republican women to run. The rhetoric of the White House is a recruiting tool for liberal women to counter that.”
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