The same CNN poll reveals that at the moment, women believe Clinton is more capable than Trump on the economy. If she continues to hold that lead, Clinton is almost guaranteed victory in November — but if Trump can stop taking pot shots at women and have the self-discipline to zero in on the economy and expanding economic opportunity for women, he has a golden opportunity to make far greater inroads into the women’s vote than he has now. He has abundant time and chances to change the conversation over the next six months.

Trump would be smart to target women on economic issues — not only because many of them bristle at his boorishness, but also because a majority of women voters think economic conditions right now are bad under President Obama’s leadership (compared to a minority of men). As long as Hillary Clinton pledges to continue Obama’s agenda, Trump has an opening to reinforce this negative assessment among women of Obama and the economy — and to tie Clinton to the President’s kite in the process.