(CNN) Tweet by tweet, Donald Trump could undermine the GOP's efforts to close the gender gap, a strategy that is critical to the party's hopes of retaking the White House in November. Miffed that an anti-Trump super PAC targeted his wife by using a racy photo of her, Trump has gone after Ted Cruz's wife, upending the conventional rules of what's acceptable in presidential politics. He posted on Twitter Tuesday that he would "spill the beans" on Heidi Cruz, a former Goldman Sachs executive. And he re-tweeted an unflattering photo late Wednesday of Heidi Cruz next to his wife that was captioned "a picture is worth a thousand words."Trump has posted controversial tweets about Ted Cruz's wifeTweets are latest salvo in a string of messy dust-ups between Trump and prominent women
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