“That poses a problem to me. It makes me think that you don’t like the idea of having a woman in the presidency,” declared Barack Obama bluntly, addressing his “brothers” who are hesitant to rally the vice president and Democratic candidate.
He also called on men in general not to confuse “bullying and putting people down” with “a sign of strength.”
Kamala Harris, who absolutely does not insist on the fact that she could become the first woman president of the United States, as Hillary Clinton did in 2016, herself seeks to reach more of the male electorate.
American presidential election: this Kamala Harris strategy seems to be paying off, according to the latest New York Times poll
Hunting and fishing
Next week, she will appear on a show hosted by Charlamagne Tha God, a radio host and comedian who is very popular, particularly among young African-American adults.
She recently gave an interview to Howard Stern, another radio host known in the past for his salacious provocations, and who sang the vice president’s praises.
The Democrat also participated in the podcast of two former NBA star basketball players. Not to mention her frequent references to the weapon she owns – a Glock semi-automatic pistol.
Her campaign team is betting that the message about Kamala Harris’s competence will have even more reach if it is relayed by men, facing the former Republican president whose rhetoric is entirely based on the idea of power.
“Full of lies”, “incompetent”, Trump and Harris strengthen their attacks
On Friday his running mate, Tim Walz, went on ABC to boast about his past as a coach of American football, a tough sport if ever there was one, during an interview with a former professional player.
On Saturday, this jovial governor of Minnesota will take a group of influencers pheasant hunting: so many ways of playing on traditional codes of masculinity.
The Harris-Walz team also announced on Friday the launch of a national campaign to mobilize “hunters and fishermen”.
Former President Bill Clinton will go to Georgia to talk about the economy in small groups with a rural, African-American and male electorate, according to CNN.
Trump and a 100% female show
In a recent New York Times/Siena poll, Donald Trump had an 11-point lead over Kamala Harris among men, while the Democrat was ahead of him by 15 points among women.
Conservative strategist Sarah Longwell points out that in a context of international crises, Kamala Harris comes up against certain misogynistic prejudices, which she observes as much among female voters as among male voters, who “are concerned about the ability of a woman to stand up to dictators and autocrats.
In a podcast for the Politico site, she nevertheless thinks that ultimately, it is the women voters who can open the doors of the White House to Kamala Harris: “She should try to do better with men. But She will have to count on the fact that women vote more. I think that’s how she will win.”
His Republican opponent benefited in 2016 and 2020 from robust support from white women, sensitive to his muscular message on the economy and security.
He now presents himself as their “protector”.
If Donald Trump and his team are banking heavily on mobilizing young men, a group he would like to motivate to vote more, the Republican is also trying to diversify his audience.
On Tuesday, he will record a Fox News show, during which he will be questioned by an exclusively female audience on topics of interest to women. It will be broadcast on Wednesday.
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