Kamala Harris faces uphill battle: Polls show potential Democratic prez pick struggles to win over male voters
Kamala Harris
Last week, United States President Joe Biden exited the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination. Since then, she has launched hercampaign in earnest. However, recent polls indicate she is struggling to gain support among male voters.
A new poll by the Economist and YouGov, conducted between July 21 and 23, revealed that only 39 per cent of men would vote for Harris, compared to 47 per cent for former President Donald Trump. The poll surveyed 1,435 registered voters with a margin of error of 3.1 per cent.
Another poll by Emerson College, conducted between July 22 and 23, showed similar results, with male voters in most swing states favouring Trump over Harris.
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A recent poll by the New York Times and Siena College, conducted betweenJuly 22 and24, revealed that only37 per cent of men supported Harris, whereas 56 per cent backed Trump.
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During the last presidential election, in 2020, Democrats saw gains among male voters, narrowing the gap between Trump and Biden to just twopoints (50 per cent to 48 per cent), when compared to an 11-point lead that theRepublican had in 2016 (52 per cent to 41 per cent).
In thepast, men havetypically favouredRepublican candidates, whereas women generally supported Democrats. This gender divide has been present in every presidential election since 1980, according to the Center for American Women and Politics, which examines historical election data.
A recent study by the Young Men's Research Initiative, conducted from July 9 to 23, found that men aged 18-29 showed more support for female candidates over Trump when policies such as high-paying jobs and affordable housing were highlighted, rather than focusing on the significance of electing the first female president.
"The trend of young men drifting away from Democrats, and their increasing sexism, should be of huge concern to candidates up and down the ticket," the author of thestudybyYoung Men's Research Initiative wrote.
"But we can't give up on half of a generation that will be able to vote for another 50 years. This research shows that we can make inroads by changing how we talk about Democratic issues that young men already support. We should be using targeted messaging to reach them," it added.
(With inputs from agencies)
