Raising an 11-year-old daughter has apparently prepared Republican strategist Kellyanne Conway well for her new role as an adviser to Donald Trump. In an interview with The Washington Post published Wednesday, Conway, who is tasked with increasing Trump's popularity among female voters, admitted she handles Trump's refusal to be told what to do in much the same way she deals with her daughter's aversion to it:
She illustrates the point with a story about her 11-year-old daughter.When Claudia emerged from her room on Memorial Day sporting turquoise, Conway asked her to change into blue. "She goes, 'Turquoise is blue.' And it is. But it wasn't a shade available to Betsy Ross when she stayed up through the night sewing the damn flag."She chose not to argue with the preteen, which would have delayed their morning. Instead she laid out four Betsy Ross blue choices on her bed. "Minutes later," she says, "she came out in one of those shades."Conway follows the same approach with the Republican presidential nominee. Never command. That could insult him. Always make suggestions, backed with information in 10-second soundbites: Betsy Ross lacked turquoise. Female voters want compassion. [The Washington Post]
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