The Real Reason Men Just Aren’t Into Democrats
Auguste Meyrat Visit on Twitter @MeyratAuguste
If Kamala Harris ends up losing this presidential election, which is looking increasingly likely, it will be because the majority of American men are turned off by her.
And it isn’t for lack of trying. The Harris campaign has desperately courted men in a multitude of ways. They assembled White Dudes for Harris, headed by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttitgieg. They released a slick commercial of men bragging about their masculinity and their endorsement of Kamala Harris. Harris selected assistant football coach and former National Guard soldier Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, mainly to signal her solidarity with straight white men from the Rust Belt. She owns a Glock, looks tough in her commercials about border security, and is married to a man who embodies a new kind of masculinity.
Harris’ friends in Hollywood have also done their part to bring in some more of their fellows to the Democrat Party. Ben Stiller and Andy Cohen gave testimonies as girl dads about the country’s great need for a Harris presidency, rapper Eminem just spoke at one of her rallies, and pro-wrestler and action star Dave Bautista flexed his muscles and support for Harris by mocking Trump as a sissy.
So what’s the hold up? Is there something wrong with the messaging?
Most conservative critics would say that yes, there is something very wrong with the messaging. It’s empty, obnoxious, and absolutely cringe-inducing. Like everything else the left does, it’s based on the idea that simply boosting media representation and repeating a few public affirmations for a certain demographic will win a group’s support. Just like seeing a woman swing a lightsaber and kick butt will supposedly win over female audiences, seeing famous men praising Kamala Harris on TV will supposedly win over male voters. It turns out that neither is true.
Of course, rather than learn from this criticism, many of the left already have an explanation for why men are not voting for Harris: sexism and racism. As Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and a host of other leftist voices have declared, American men are too misogynistic and bigoted to vote for a woman of color. In their view, Donald Trump’s dark magic (or “bro whispering”) has turned the great majority of American men into nasty incels who hate women and vote Republican. They are beyond hope and need to be replaced.
That said, even if Democrats learned from their mistakes, changed their messaging, and even came up with some policy proposals to help American men, they would still struggle. This is because the problem of appealing to men has less to do with messaging and policy and more to do with the actual women who constitute the Democrat Party.
Put differently, it’s not Harris’s campaign ads that are repelling men; it’s her female supporters.
This means we need to consider the typical leftist woman and what she values. These days, she is most likely unmarried, childless, nonreligious, loves abortion, and seeks regular affirmation from her tribe and political party. This is why Democrats go to great lengths to make women feel included, empowered, and comfortable, mainly through generating good vibes.