A weeping New Jersey mom donned a scarlet robe and oversized white hood straight from the dystopian Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale’’ to vote Tuesday morning.
“What this outfit means to me is my way of fighting back,’’ said 50-year-old optician Veronica McGrogan after casting her ballot at her polling place, Bloomfield Middle School, in Bloomfield in Essex County.
The eerie costume from the acclaimed series has become a protest symbol for women’s rights, particularly involving abortion — and McGrogan said she fears those rights are threatened by GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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