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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump and conservative women

    Melania Trump will be the headline speaker Monday at the Republican Convention in Cleveland. Her husband, Donald Trump has had problems courting women voters. A Washington Post poll last month found that more than three quarters of women voters had an unfavorable opinion of him.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 18, 2016 • 1 min read

    Melania Trump will be the headline speaker Monday at the Republican Convention in Cleveland. Her husband, Donald Trump has had problems courting women voters. A Washington Post poll last month found that more than three quarters of women voters had an unfavorable opinion of him. And his choice of Indiana governor Mike Pence as a running mate may not be helping much. Pence has signed some of the most stringent restrictions on abortion access in the nation. As a congressman, Pence tried to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood funding. Well, on day one of the Republican National Convention, we wanted to hear from some conservative women about how they feel about their candidates’ positions on women’s issues.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      San Diego State University

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Melania Trump Headlines Day 1 of the Republican Convention
    1. 0:30Trump, the ‘law and order’ candidate
    2. 7:29Trump and conservative womenYou’re reading this
    3. 18:52Roger Ailes on the way out at Fox News?
    4. 28:34New documentary looks at guru Tony Robbins
    5. 43:00Dennis Cooper and the case of the disappearing blog
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