Kamala Harris was not treated with kid gloves.
As part of a “study” conducted by professors at Stanford University and Arizona State University, fourth-graders violently assaulted the vice president and Democratic candidate, CNN's Anderson Cooper reported Wednesday.
“What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear the name Kamala Harris?” asked Professor Ashley Landrum of Arizona State University.
“You're a liar,” the Texas boy shot back.
“It’s great that we have a black woman as president for the first time in history, but it looks like my vote is still with Trump,” added the black girl, who is clearly not of voting age.
Another girl from Texas said, “I don't think a woman is fit to be president.''
“In your opinion, why are women unfit to be president?” Landrum asked.
“Because only boys have ever become president, so I think they're stronger,” the girl answered.
Asked to describe Harris in one word, the girl called him “selfish” and explained that “girls can be a little dramatic sometimes.”
Landrum, described by CNN as a “psychologist,” teaches at ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Stanford political scientist Shant Iyengar was another researcher involved in the study, which has yet to be published.
Landrum donated $20 to Harris' super PAC in July while the study was being conducted. She said in an email to the Post on Friday that the survey was “not an academic study” and that she was asked by a CNN producer “to collaborate on an investigative report examining children's attitudes toward presidential candidates.” He said he was “recruited.”
She said she would be “willing to disclose” her donations to the Harris campaign and her status as a registered independent in Arizona in a subsequent white paper.
Iyengar donated $550 to Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008.
Landrum interviewed 10- and 11-year-olds in New Jersey, Texas, and Arizona in May and September, and children in blue states like New Jersey were asked questions about the 2024 election. It was found that he had a “more extreme reaction” to the
Children in Democratic-leaning states were more likely to express negative feelings toward Mr. Trump, 78, than children in Republican-leaning states were more likely to express negative feelings toward Ms. Harris, 59. nine times more likely to
“What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear the name Donald Trump?” Landrum asked in a separate interview.
“Pure evil,” the New Jersey girl replied.
“Donald Trump is giving his life and his heart,” disagreed a Texas girl when asked about the 45th president in May, two months before the assassination attempt.
“Do you think it's okay for a convicted felon to become president of the United States?'' The boy, who called Harris a “liar,'' is asked elsewhere.
“Yes,” he answered without hesitation.
Other residents of deep-blue New Jersey described Mr. Trump as “brave” after he survived being “gunned down” at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
But nearly a third of the children seemed to focus on Trump's status as a “convicted felon” after the Manhattan “hush money” scandal, and the verdict It was recently postponed after Election Day.
