Democrats hope to rally female voters after misogynistic Republican remarks

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Republicans have made a series of offensive and misogynistic comments only five days before the vote, boosting Democratic hopes of turning out women on election day in a contest where the rights of women have been a central issue for the Kamala Harris campaign.

With a large gender gap appearing to define the election race - women disproportionately breaking for Kamala Harris and men for Donald Trump - both campaigns have been seeking to shore up their bases in their final-pitch remarks.

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