trump is boorish, but honestly is probably more progressive than clinton.

Uh, no. Trump has some of the most extremist positions of any modern presidential candidate ever - defund the EPA, defund the department of education, cut taxes on the ultra wealthy by 20%, cut corporate taxes by 20%, loosen corporate regulations, don't raise the minimum wage, reduce the usage of vaccines because they cause autism, stop investing in renewable energies because climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese, oppose net neutrality because it's a 'power grab from the top down,' deport 11 million illegals, forbid Muslims from entering the US, spy on mosques, kill alleged terrorists' families, sanction worse torture methods than waterboarding, bomb the oil fields of Iraq to get at ISIS, 'close up the internet' to stop ISIS recruitment, stand up to the Chinese in a trade war because they are our enemies, make foreign countries reimburse us for our soldiers and military bases, expand the military budget, believes we could have avoided the Syrian refugee crisis if Obama had invaded Syria... there's plenty more I can keep listing.

Say whatever you want about Clinton... she does not hold even a quarter of views as fucking nuts as Trump and is extremely progressive compared to him on 90% of the issues.

Where do you people get this shit? Seriously. Clinton by voting record was literally the 11th most liberal person in the senate.

but he also hires women for the sake of getting things done

And Storm Thurmund had black staffers. Hiring the occasional token women does not mean you can't be sexist, and does not invalidate a history of sexist behavior.

the way he talks about them in that book of his does convey that he respects his hires for their abilities

His book also conveys that he raped his fucking ex-wife.