Trump Makes Anti-Trans Attacks Central to His Campaign's Closing Argument

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : By the time Trump takes the stage, multiple speakers have primed the audience on the issue.
49% : That's the culture Trump is creating.
46% : It's part of an overall campaign in which Trump has pushed his own brand of hyper-masculinity, most recently referring several times to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who is gay, by a woman's name, "Allison Cooper.
40% : She compared the number of people involved: She said two U.S. service members have sought transgender surgery, while millions of people could be stripped of their health insurance if Trump and Republicans succeed in their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
36% : "We will get ... transgender insanity the hell out of our schools, and we will keep men out of women's sports," Trump said at his recent Madison Square Garden rally, drawing an approving roar from the crowd of 20,000-plus.
29% : While often overshadowed by Trump's emphasis on migrants, his broadsides against LGBTQ people have seemed to grow more frequent and ominous in the campaign's final days, intended both to stir his core supporters and coax votes from more moderate voters who may not mesh with Trump on other matters.
28% : Trump has vowed to target transgender people if elected.
26% : "On "The Breakfast Club" podcast earlier this week, she added that Trump was "living in a glass house" with his attacks.

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