Clinton Focuses On Female Voters Amid Swirl Of Accusations Against Trump (Video)

With accusations of unwanted sexual advances by Donald Trump dominating the headlines, Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Friday that heading into the weekend it plans to significantly step up outreach to female voters, including Republicans.

Aides said the campaign is planning to launch women-to-women phone banks and focus its door-to-door efforts on female voters across battleground states. In addition, dozens of female lawmakers, celebrities and other supporters are being dispatched to talk about Trump’s lewd comments about women and to make the case for Clinton.

“Our campaign is mobilizing women disgusted by Trump to organize their communities and get out the vote for Clinton, either during early voting or on Election Day,” Mini Timmaraju, the women’s vote director for the Democratic nominee’s campaign, said in a statement.

Some of the efforts began Friday. Stephanie Schriock, president of Emily’s List, an organization that seeks to help elect women to office, was in North Carolina. Actress Eva Longoria urged Latinas to register to vote in Orlando. And former secretary of state Madeleine Albright was set to deliver remarks in Pennsylvania “decrying recent Trump revelations,” Clinton’s campaign said.