'Where are the Republican women?' Ex-senator blasts GOP over ownership of women language

Long-time Republican pollster and strategist Sarah Longwell called out stunning language in former President Donald Trump's recent speech in Pennsylvania, where he told women he was their "protector."

The comment came after Trump's running-mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), drove away female voters with his "cat ladies" comment and suggested grandmothers become free babysitters during retirement.

The whole campaign operation is "actively alienating to women," Longwell said.

"But that's not even as pernicious as the things like if women are with somebody who is abusive, they should stay with that man," said Longwell. "We hear things like that from the vice presidential candidate. As you point out, Trump is an adjudicated rapist."

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A New York jury found Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll and awarded her millions in damages.

Longwell said Trump has "always been misogynistic."

She cited other Republicans such as embattled Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina and Trump supporter Dana White as evidence that the party creates a "sense" that women "don't have a place."

"So, for Donald Trump to treat them like the 'I am your protector' is a particular form of gaslighting," Longwell told Wallace. "It's almost like somebody who is an abuser, the way that they would then talk to the abused to try to keep them encircled or ensnared by them. But based on his poll and his dismal poll numbers with women, women are not falling for it."

The comments from Trump at the rally and the conversation around Trump's language made former Sen. Claire McCaskill question why Republican women aren't standing up to Trump.

Trump has used language in his latest rallies that sounds akin to ownership of women, noted McCaskill.

Trump has said, "I'm going to protect our women." McCaskill pushed back on the language, saying women are independent and aren't owned by anyone.

"All we want is our rights. All we want is our freedom," declared McCaskill.

She recalled running against Todd Akin in her first election. Among the things he claimed was that women can't get pregnant from a "legitimate rape" because "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

McCaskill said that she won against him because Republicans agreed that what he said went too far.

Today, "they have made this normal in the Republican Party," she said, knocking Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his so-called "Christian morality" while refusing to speak out against people like Robinson.

Other Republican leaders like Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have been willing to say they won't vote for Trump, but aren't repudiating his comments about owning women.

"Where are the Republican women?" McCaskill exclaimed.

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