BROOKLYN, NY — Hillary Clinton spent Tuesday explicitly seeking the support of women, appearing on The View in the morning and holding a rally for women in the afternoon.
“What happens to women if Trump wins, God forbid? “ asked Joy Behar on The View. Clinton responded, “It’s not only women and we who should be concerned it’s everybody because of the way he’s conducted himself.”
Last week poll numbers showed that over 70 percent of women held an unfavorable view of Donald Trump. Those results followed Trump saying women should be punished for having an abortion and retweeting a photo suggested Heidi Cruz shouldn’t be first lady because of her looks. (RELATED: Forget Everything You’ve Heard – Heidi Cruz Is A Total Smokeshow)
Clinton said, “This is a crucial election.” The former first lady, U.S senator and secretary of state said without irony that it is “consequential” because we can’t have those who are powerful call all the shots.
When she spoke about breaking down barriers for those in attendance, she not only spoke about wishing to instill equal pay requirements for women but also of her own barriers. “I am particularly concerned about girls and women, being one myself. But more than that because we still have a long way to go before we can honestly say to our daughters, ‘yes you can be anything you want to be including President of the United States.'”
At the town hall, which wasn’t one as she didn’t take questions, Clinton portrayed a Republican winning the White House as fundamentally dangerous. To combat the Republican agenda of gun rights, stopping Planned Parenthood, and the religious elements of Islamic terrorism, Clinton painted a bleak picture.
She spoke of [crscore]Ted Cruz[/crscore]’s comments on patrolling Muslim neighborhoods not only as not feasible but “dangerous.” She mentioned millions of women who would be denied health care if states continued combating Planned Parenthood. To push for gun control, she mentioned that the leading cause of death for young black men is murder.
Before she spoke at the Medgar Evers College event she was introduced by New York City Mayor Bill DiBlasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray. McCray said the phrase “we need Hillary” a total of four times in the six or so minutes she spoke.
Before McCray showed up, other female surrogates led a call and reply with those in attendance. One was “who runs the world?” “Women,” the crowd shouted back. The other was “Who do you get if you want something done?” The mostly black and female audience replied, “A woman!”
