Democrats have expressed serious concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris' declining support among men. “We can't simply say, 'There are women, too,'” said a Democratic strategist.
Harris' decline in support includes black men, Hispanic men and white men. Overall, 51 percent to 40 percent of male voters prefer former President Donald Trump over Ms. Harris. new york times/ A Siena College study revealed this week.
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Only 80% of black men support Harris. washington post/Ipsos recent polls revealedis down from President Joe Biden's approval rating of 87 percent in 2020. About 40 percent of Hispanic men said they supported it. vote According to a Pew Research study, President Trump in 2024 will be about the same. amount He won in 2020.
“I don't think people realize how big of a problem we have with men,” says one prominent Democratic strategist. said of hill. “Black men, Hispanic men, men in general…you can't just say, 'There are women, too,'” the strategist continued. “Even if we win next month, we're going to have to ask ourselves some hard questions when this is over.”
Some Democrats seem to attribute men's support for Trump to sexism. “She has a problem with men for the same reason.” Hillary Clinton “Because misogyny exists, as do outdated ideas about who should hold the office of president,” argued Democratic strategist Christy Setzer. “Meanwhile, Trump is further reinforcing this ‘strongman’ masculinity and dictatorial act, playing ‘It’s a Man’s World’ at his rallies.”
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday chided black male voters, saying they “don't feel comfortable with the idea of a woman being president.”
“Part of me wonders if you just don't feel comfortable with the idea of having a woman as president, and you're coming up with other alternatives and reasons for it,” Obama told an audience in Pennsylvania. said.
NBC News' Andrea Mitchell said Harris needs to do more to appeal to men or she may lose the election. “She has a huge problem with men,” Mitchell said. “I think Trump's vote is undervalued. I think there is. [misogyny] Black men and white men in all of this. It's a big problem. ”
“But the business world doesn't think she's serious either,” Mitchell added. “They don't think she's a heavyweight. And a lot of that is due to gender, but she needs to be more specific about her financial plans.”
On Friday, Harris released an ad aimed at men. The ad featured men posting abortion-related messages such as “Women are not scary.''
However, the issue of abortion is do not have It ranks among the top seven issues most important to black voters, according to Pew Magazine. Similarly, abortion do not have It ranks among the top seven issues for Hispanic voters.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. he is the author of politics of slave morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
