The 30 percent: Who are the women who support Trump? (episode 95)

If the polls are correct that 7 out of 10 women disapprove of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, who are the women of the other 30 percent and why do they support him?In this podcast:Melissa Deckman, chair of political science at Washington College, has spent a lot of time with Republican women, particularly those aligned with the tea party — the “Mama Grizzlies,” self-branded and characterized by Sarah Palin as conservative moms who became politically active because they feared for their children’s future. What do they find appealing in Trump and will this new brand of conservative feminism ever gain any traction? What of the tea party generally? Do those who identify with it support Trump? Will the tea party, which came to life with the Obama presidency, fade with its passing or be re-energeized if Hillary Clinton is elected?Melissa Deckman is the Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs at Washington College in Chestertown, Md. She’s concentrated on women in politics and religion in politics. She is the author or co-author of four books. Her latest, published by New York University Press, is "Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders and the Changing Face of the American Right."