Watch a group of Mormon women tell CNN why they love Donald Trump

A group of Mormon women love Donald Trump

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published 31 March 2016

Donald Trump's unfavorability ratings among women are uncommonly high for a presidential frontrunner, and he tends to underperform among Mormon Republicans. CNN found a group of conservative Mormon women in Tucson who all back Trump, and reporter Martin Savidge went to ask them why.

The group of women, led by Eileen Eagar and calling themselves "the Group," meets weekly to discuss politics. Group member Crystal Junior, a Mexican-American Mormon mother of four, said she likes Trump's "transparency." "I just find that what you see is what you get with this man," she told Savidge. Brooke Steck said Trump is "a strong man with a strong personality" who "really does love his country, he loves people, he really has a respect for women." Besides, Eagar said, "the other side is worse."

Savidge asked if Trump's comments about women and his Twitter feud about his and Ted Cruz's wife bothered them. "Not necessarily," said Junior, "just because he insults men as well. And because he insults men as well, I can't be upset he insults the women." Besides, she added, "this kind of thing, this mudslinging, isn't new to politics." Is there anything Trump could do to lose these women's support? Savidge asked, and Junior did have one thing: "Just going back on his policies, and on the issues." Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.