The hand-wringing in the media has begun. They’re worried Kamala Harris is losing.
It’s not because she responds to interviewer questions with blithering word salads or that she admits she offers no real change from the current administration.
Of course the real reason she might lose — in the minds of leftist journalists — is because America is sexist!
The following are just a few examples of journalists making a pre-election loss case that it wasn’t Harris’s incompetence or leftist policies that the country rejected – rather it’s because America is too “misogynistic” to vote for a woman:
Harris Has to “Elevate” Herself Above America’s Sexist Views
“What weighs Kamala Harris down are two things that are obvious….This is a woman of color in a society that has….elevated white men historically, consistently, presently, and they believe in the future as well….Those two things really can have an impact on how the electorate sees her and the viability of a woman in office, a woman at the helm, talking about global politics. People will say, ‘What would another country feel about a woman leader because there’s never been one.’ And so those two things don’t give her wings, they give her anchors. It’s her job to elevate it.”
— CNN anchor Laura Coates on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, October 11.
“Sexism” Is a Component This Campaign, Trump Has Only Beat Women
“There is a sexism component to this race. There was a sexism component to the Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump race. Right? If Trump wins, he will have only ever beaten women. I can’t give you a number, but sexism is in the mix here, but it’s not black men specifically, I think it’s men.”
— Senior Staff Editor New York Times Opinion David Swerdlick on Barack Obama being critical of black men not supporting Kamala Harris as aired on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, October 11.
Male Voters Picking Trump, Who is In “Cognitive Decline,” Over Harris Because of “Sexism”
“He’s [Donald Trump] flailing….His pitch is literally at this point, pick the white guy or the black girl, and he’s asking people who are the most racist of this country to support him….I thought it was interesting when former President Obama said basically, like, ‘Hey, men, male voters, I don’t care if you think women are weak. You need to reconsider what you think about Kamala Harris and really focus on the facts because this is not a joke.’…Those are not only the folks who are not only not voting, but if they do vote, they are most likely, according to polls, going to vote for someone like Donald Trump because of mis and disinformation and because of sexism, as we know. With the idea that women are just not as strong as men as leaders and this idea that even though Donald Trump is clearly suffering cognitive decline and does not have the mental acuity to be president.”
— Washington Post opinion editor/former Axios reporter Alexi McCammond on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes, October 10.
Trump and His Supporters Fear a President Harris Will End “White Patriarchy”
“So nobody’s ready to write the epigraph for the Trump years, but I do think, you know, it’s a powerful suggestion, right?….That Kamala Harris is the future and that Donald Trump is the past. And indeed, that demographic reality lies at the core of so much of Donald Trump’s power over his audience, right? The idea that a multicultural, inclusive America is actually the road we’re heading down, and that the sort of white patriarchal society that allowed Donald Trump to profiteer as much as he has is going into the rear view, right? That’s a powerful, distressing idea if you are part of the white patriarchy like Donald Trump….That Trumpism and MAGAism are the things of yesterday, veering their heads for one last gasp.”
— MSNBC host Alex Wagner on night two of MSNBC’s live coverage of the Democratic National Convention, August 20.
GOP’s “Misogynist” “Scare Tactic”
“For years it’s been a Republican scare tactic. A vote to reelect President Joe Biden, the GOP often charges, is really a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s an attack line sometimes tinged with racist and misogynist undertones and often macabre imagery. But after Biden’s dismal performance at last week’s presidential debate, which has sparked Democratic calls for him to step aside, what was once dismissed as a far-right conspiracy — Harris replacing Biden — could now have a chance of coming to pass. And Republicans, including Donald Trump, are ramping up their attacks.”
— National political reporter Jill Colvin in a July 5 AP story.
The Daily Show Mocks: Conservatives Believe If You Vote For a Woman “Your Penis Evaporates”
Host Jordan Klepper: “But while an improving economy is a boost to Kamala Harris, she’s got another big problem on her hands.”…
Clip of MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki: “Among men, Trump has a sizable lead. He’s beating Harris by 12 points.”…
Klepper: “There’s a reason why America has the same number of female presidents as the Taliban. There’s a certain type of person who thinks that voting for a woman makes you less of a man. And that type of person is on TV.”…
Clip of Fox News host Jesse Watters: “I don’t see why any man would vote Democrat. That person has mommy issues or they’re just trying to be accepted by other women.”…
Klepper: “Exactly! Republicans are the party of real men. Real, tough men who are strong, and love America, and won’t back down, and hate Democrat-run cities because there’s so many scary people there!…‘Oh, god, mommy, the streets are dirty and there are immigrants! Please, please send Donald Trump to help me, mommy! I’m so scared!’ That’s how a real man feels! But that’s what right-wingers believe. If you’re a man who votes for a woman, your penis evaporates.”
— Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, October 10.
