Trump had a problem with women voters. Pence could make it even worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-had-a-problem-with-women-voters-pence-could-make-it-even-worse/2016/07/15/6ee5dcc8-4a01-11e6-acbc-4d4870a079da_story.html

Donald Trump has already had problems making inroads with female, gay and minority voters. His newly announced vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, could make things even worse.

Pence has endorsed controversial legislation on abortion, gay rights and immigration both in Indiana and while in Congress, where he was consistently ranked as one of the most right-leaning members of the House. He attempted to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood funding, supported a measure that made English the nation’s official language and signed one of the nation’s strictest abortion laws earlier this year.

Pence is almost certain to appeal to socially conservative and evangelical voters who have been skeptical of Trump, a brash, thrice-married New Yorker with little appetite for fighting the culture wars. With Pence, Trump brought onto the ticket his inverse: a social-issues warrior with a long, very conservative track record.

Democrats — including presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — women’s health advocates and gay rights groups wasted no time pouncing on Pence, whom they described as extreme, anti-woman and anti-gay.

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