A Partisan, Gender Divide Emerges Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
Once thought to be the death knell for a public official, allegations of sexual harassment by multiple people isn’t “a deal-breaker for a good many voters,”
writes Nia Malika-Henderson of CNN. Citing
PRRI’s latest research, the article notes 56 percent of Republicans would still consider voting for a candidate who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple people, compared to only 16 percent of Democrats. What to make of this? “Well, it’s clear that the GOP is firmly the party of President Donald Trump,” Malika-Henderson writes. “More than a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment and assault … and Republican voters overwhelmingly backed him. (Some polls have shown him with higher approval ratings among Republican voters than any other Republican president).”