The coinciding anniversaries mark an historic juncture -- an inflection point in which we as women can solidify our collective power across race and class by fighting to safeguard the right to vote of all women -- including for those whose vote Trump would suppress. But no one should be fooled, given the party's hostility to women's rights over several decades and the multiple accusations of sexual harassment against Trump (which he denies). In the lead-up to the 2020 election, Trump has gone beyond dog whistles to a bullhorn, mobilizing toxic racial and gender stereotypes. Plus, the cost of obtaining ID burdens women (as women are more likely to live in poverty). President Ronald Reagan pathologized poor Black women as so-called welfare queens, a stereotype used to justify calls for aggressive cuts to social-safety-net programs -- impacting all qualifying women.

Source: CNN September 08, 2020 10:18 UTC