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In ads and campaign speeches, Democrats have been trying to reach conservative women

who may be reluctant to vote for former President Trump.

As NPR, Sarah McCamette explains several groups are trying to persuade suburban women to vote for

Vice President Harris even secretly.

Recent ads from anti-Trump groups are sending the message that women don't have to tell

their husbands who they're voting for.

In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose.

You can vote any way you want. Jackie Payne with galvanize action, which focuses on moderate white women, says some keep

their opinions quiet to avoid conflict. So they're still very much voting, but they're, as they do so,

they're navigating this conflict that they're experiencing with the folks around them.

The ads have sparked pushback from conservative commentators.

Recent polls show a significant gender gap with more women supporting Harris and more men supporting Trump.

Sarah McCammon, NPR News.

Harris is spending the final day before Election Day campaigning in Pennsylvania, which both

candidates consider crucial to winning the presidential race. Former President Trump in Pennsylvania

in Reading today, where the crowd responded with a resounding no when Trump asked attendees

whether they were better off now than four years ago.

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