Donald Trump, Stumbling With Women, Enlists Wife to Campaign
Ivana Trump’s staff later called the paper to say Mr. Trump was, in fact, a feminist, before calling again to say he was not — and then calling a final time to say he was, indeed, a feminist.
.. Katie Packer, the founder of an anti-Trump super PAC and the co-founder of Burning Glass, a firm that helps Republican candidates convey a conservative message to women, said it would take more than an appearance by Mr. Trump’s wife to help him attract female supporters.
“You don’t get special credit because your wife likes you,” Ms. Packer said. “The rub on this guy that is commonly accepted now is that he’s a sexist and a racist, and this isn’t going to be fixed because he has one black guy who speaks ahead of him at a rally or because his wife comes out on the campaign trail.”