Bad news for Trump: Women are marching and running

As hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets on Saturday to vent their discontent with President Trump’s first year in office, the president, who is supported by just 29 percent of women, did what he does best. He played the troll.

“Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March,” he tweeted, instructing women to “get out there to celebrate the historic milestones” of his presidency.

If there is another Women’s March a year from now, Trump may indeed get his wish to see women celebrating. It took some time to build, but the women’s backlash against Trump is ready to rain some fire and fury on him.

In addition to marching, women are running — for office — at a pace that is on course to shatter records. The Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University reports that 49 women are either running or planning to run for the Senate this year (previous record: 40), 389 for the House (previous record: 298) and 79 for governorships (previous record: 34 in 1994). The vast majority are Democrats.

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