In suburban western Wisconsin, voters were unusually nuanced about how realistic Trump’s push to reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic really is.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House on July 23.
Even as Trump has worked to turn school reopening into another black-and-white issue, many Republican voters, like Jeanenne, have failed to fall in lockstep behind him. For everyone else, Republican, Democrat, and independent, there was something virtually unheard of in the Trump era: lots and lots of nuance. And it was agonizing.
On an issue that is likely to be near the front of voters’ minds on Election Day, the yawning gap between Trump’s stance and the concerns of many of the women in Onalaska could be a sign of a risk to his campaign. "I understand where he’s coming from, but I think it should be local," said Alana, a Republican voter in La Crosse who said she planned to vote for Trump in 2020.
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