White as Protest: Dem Women Signal Voting Rights Fight at Trump’s State of the Union
TL;DR
More than a dozen Democratic women plan to wear white at Trump’s State of the Union to honor suffragists and highlight ongoing battles over voting rights, including opposition to a strict voter-ID measure; Rep. Leger Fernández says the color signals that women are still in the fight, while some caucus members will attend a MoveOn rally rather than the speech.
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