Trump’s Barrett Choice May Not Sway Female Voters He Lacks (1)

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett would give the Supreme Court its most conservative female justice in history but is unlikely to accomplish one thing that could help seal his re-election -- a surge in support from women, a segment of the electorate he’s struggled to attract.

The president on Saturday named Barrett to replace the liberal jurist and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fulfilling his pledge to nominate a woman.

Trump said he felt the nominee, his third pick for the top U.S. court, couldn’t be a man. “It was definitely time for a woman,” ...