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And CNN chimed in on a panel that claimed conservative pundit Kamala Harris is losing support as Democrats focus on “guys who want to be women.”
GOP strategist Scott Jennings commented on the State of the Union on Sunday during a discussion on the topic: The Democratic Party's fight with male voters ahead of the November presidential election.
“I think now, in October, they're finally realizing that a lot of men think Democrats care more about guys who want to be women than they do about guys who just want to be dudes,” Jennings said of the poll results Harris that show her struggles with black male voters.
“And no amount of hunting cosplay or funny videos will change that. The bed is made.
Others on Jennings' panel, including Democratic strategist Doug Thornell, interrupted him to say “no, no,” arguing that voters believe Democrats are too focused on transgender issues.
GOP strategist Scott Jennings said Kamala Harris is losing support as Democrats focus on 'guys who want to be women'
The panel discussed, among others, a New York Times/Siena College poll that found 51 percent of registered male voters support Trump compared to 40 percent who support Harris.
Harris's presidential campaign has come under pressure to get more votes, especially from Black men, and polls show she ranks lower in the voting bloc than Joe Biden did when he ran in 2020.
While 85 percent of Black men said they would vote for Biden in 2020, 75 percent said they would vote for the current vice president.
The vice president's so-called “black male opportunity agenda” is intended to energize African Americans at a time when there are concerns that some may sit out the election rather than vote for Harris or her opponent, Republican former President Donald Trump.
Harris revealed plans to legalize recreational marijuana and create “forgivable” business loans for Black entrepreneurs in an effort to win Black votes.
Her new plans include providing moral business loans to Black entrepreneurs, creating more apprenticeships and researching sickle cell anemia and other diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans.
Harris' push comes after former President Barack Obama suggested last week that some black men “can't imagine a woman becoming president.”
Harris' presidential campaign has been under pressure to get more votes, especially from Black men, and polls have shown her ranking lower in the voting bloc than Joe Biden when he ran in 2020.
Harris' campaign also worked to increase support among other male voting blocs, including Latinos, by founding the group “Hombres con Harris,” Spanish for “Men with Harris.” The latest implementation of this policy is noteworthy because its stated goal is to motivate black men to vote just weeks before Election Day.
Similar to her campaign with the “Hombres” group, Harris' team plans to hold gender-specific events.
These include “Black Men Huddle Up” events held in battleground states that feature African-American celebrities, such as NFL and NCAA football watch parties.
The campaign says it is also planning new testimonial ads in battleground states that will feature local black male voices.
Black Americans overwhelmingly supported Joe Biden when he defeated Trump in 2020. Harris aides say they are less worried about losing a large percentage of black male support to the former president than about some choosing not to show up at all.
Trump has also stepped up efforts to win over black and Latino voters of both genders. He has hosted roundtables with black entrepreneurs in swing states, and this week he will sit at a town hall sponsored by Spanish-language Univision.
He has also sought to openly stoke racial divisions, repeatedly suggesting that immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are illegally taking jobs from Black and Latino Americans.
