Wonkbook: How to make Republican men like Hillary Clinton

By Danielle Paquette Poll after poll shows Hillary Clinton is not popular among white men. Her policy stances haven't won their admiration. A cultural shift toward feminism hasn't helped much, either. But the Democratic front-runner in the presidential campaign has a secret weapon, one that could help her snare crucial voters from presumptive Republican nominee Donald …   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   (AP/Matt York) By Danielle Paquette Poll after poll shows Hillary Clinton is not popular among white men. Her policy stances haven't won their admiration. A cultural shift toward feminism hasn't helped much, either. But the Democratic front-runner in the presidential campaign has a secret weapon, one that could help her snare crucial voters from presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump: her husband. The idea may seem counterintuitive, especially since Trump intends to use Bill Clinton's philandering past against his wife. New research from Lauren Wright, a political consultant and author who just finished her PhD in government at Georgetown University, suggests the potential first gentleman could sway a surprising demographic. Read the rest on Wonkblog.   Chart of the day The decline in admissions to prison has apparently halted. Max Ehrenfreund has more. Top policy tweets "Over the past 8 years, 'Yes we can' slogan of the first #Obama campaign has turned into 'Maybe we can't after all.' https://t.co/tUZR9HL4Av" -- @BillGalston "Is Clinton progressive? https://t.co/9ZoW2f20xb" -- @CitizenCohn "We expect China's efforts to tackle steel overcapacity to lead to job losses of around 500,000 in 2016-20." -- @EconomistLake ADVERTISEMENT   Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog Fruits and vegetables used to look so different you might not even recognize them How different fruits and vegetables used to be By Daron Taylor  •  Read more »   How to make Republican men like Hillary Clinton The potential power of the first gentleman, explained. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   The myth that fewer people are going to prison Looking more closely at the data on prison populations reveals a disturbing reality. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Where teenagers can legally drink in the U.S. (yes, really) The many surprising exceptions to America's minimum drinking age. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Google's new artificial intelligence can't understand these sentences. Can you? These sentences seem wrong, but they're actually right. By Jeff Guo  •  Read more »   Rising gas prices are driving a surge in inflation Price rose across a broad array of other sectors as well, albeit not as dramatically. By Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Federal Insider Federal news and policy update, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071