{"id":2352683,"date":"2024-10-09T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-attempt-to-pander-to-male-voters-on-late-night-tv-goes-over-like-a-lead-balloon\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:58:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:58:47","slug":"kamala-harris-attempt-to-pander-to-male-voters-on-late-night-tv-goes-over-like-a-lead-balloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-attempt-to-pander-to-male-voters-on-late-night-tv-goes-over-like-a-lead-balloon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris&#8217; Attempt to Pander to Male Voters on Late Night TV Goes Over Like a Lead Balloon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-attempt-to-pander-to-male-voters-on-late-night-tv-goes-over-like-a-lead-balloon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c article discusses Kamala\u200b Harris&#8217;s declining support among male\u200c voters, particularly young\u2062 Latino and African American men, ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-fda-approve-new-drug-to-help-biden-in-his-2024-re-election-campaign\/\" title=\"FDA Approves New Drug for Biden&#039;s 2024 Re-Election?\">upcoming\u200d presidential election<\/a>. Despite her position as Vice President and\u200b a \u200cnominee\u2062 for the Democratic ticket, her\u2064 polling numbers with\u200b these demographics are \u200creportedly low. \u2064In response to this alarming trend, Democrats have begun to blame societal\u2062 issues like misogyny\u200d and have \u2063resorted to questionable promotional tactics\u2063 to regain\u200b favor. <\/p>\n<p>One such \u200btactic involved \u2062a recent appearance by Harris on &#8220;The Late Show\u2063 with Stephen Colbert,&#8221; where they attempted a &#8220;beer-drinking&#8221; stunt to appear relatable to\u2062 male voters. However, the effort was \u2064deemed unsuccessful, as her apparent discomfort with beer and the awkwardness of the moment drew criticism from social media users, \u2064suggesting it was a desperate attempt to connect with a demographic she is struggling to engage. <\/p>\n<p>the article portrays Harris&#8217;s efforts \u200cas misguided \u200cand highlights a broader issue within\u2064 her campaign, echoing past \u200cpolitical failures in\u2064 trying to resonate with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-reid-bidens-infrastructure-package-was-white-guy-employment-act\/\" title=\"MSNBC&#039;s Reid: Biden&#039;s Infrastructure Package Was &#039;White Guy Employment Act&#039;\">working-class men<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris has a man problem.<\/p>\n<p>(No, not those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/claims-doug-emhoff-pile-new-report-says-kamalas-husband-creepy-sexist-co-worker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-accused-forcefully-hitting-woman-horrifying-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> about her husband, but that may be an issue, too.)<\/p>\n<p>By virtually any metric, ethnicity or outlet, the vice president and Democratic presidential nominee is not polling very well with men. At all.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/10\/07\/harris-trump-latino-voters-nevada-arizona\/75530730007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">losing ground<\/a>&rdquo; with young Latino male voters, USA Today warned. Harris&rsquo; support among young African American males is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-breaks-ahead-kamala-harris-must-win-state-new-poll-1966085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deteriorating<\/a>,&rdquo; Newsweek called out. <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4866756-harris-trump-male-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> noted that Harris is struggling with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-anniversary-lincoln-project-founder-rick-wilson-celebrates-7-years-since-390k-tax-lien\/\" title=\"Happy Anniversary! Lincoln Project Founder Rick Wilson Celebrates 7 Years Since 0K Tax Lien\">young men<\/a> all across the board &mdash; including in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> that will undoubtedly decide the forthcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are responding to this very public knowledge as one would expect the blue donkeys to do.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>First, they blamed everyone else with blanket accusations of bigotry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Misogyny is a hell of a drug,&rdquo; a senior Senate Democratic aide told The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Second, they&rsquo;re resorting to cheap stunts because Harris obviously doesn&rsquo;t have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/60-minutes-actually-holds-kamala-harris-accountable-effectively-calling-millions-americans-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anything of substance<\/a> to stand on.<\/p>\n<p>Cheap stunts are fine in small doses (every politician engages in them), but the key to those cheap stunts is that the downside can&rsquo;t outweigh the upside.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; campaign apparently didn&rsquo;t get that message, judging by her disastrous appearance on the otherwise friendly trappings of &ldquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rdquo; on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the stunt for yourself below, courtesy of reporter Drew Hernandez. Try not to cringe too hard:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is 100% a desperate attempt to appeal to male voters<\/p>\n<p>The Harris Campaign is in absolute desperation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mHQefWJMpG\">pic.twitter.com\/mHQefWJMpG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewHLive\/status\/1843847922661896440?\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The debacle involved Harris trying to have a beer with Colbert, which the late night host suggested because voters, as the old saying goes, &ldquo;just want somebody they can have a beer with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After revealing that the Harris campaign specifically requested Miller High Life to be the beverage of choice, both Harris and Colbert cracked open their respective cans and took a drink.<\/p>\n<p>Or, Colbert took a drink. Harris took what could charitably be called a sip &mdash; before her face and reaction strongly suggested that she has turned her nose up at beer for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The champagne of beers,&rdquo; Harris quipped at the end of the clip.<\/p>\n<p>To say the stunt flopped would be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is 100% a desperate attempt to appeal to male voters,&rdquo; Hernandez said in his accompanying X post. &ldquo;The Harris Campaign is in absolute desperation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another X user responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-the-biden-administration-laughed-at-your-pain\/\" title=\"5 Times The Biden Administration Laughed At Your Pain\">viral video clip<\/a> by calling it &ldquo;a pathetic and a sad attempt to pander to the working class.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s a pathetic and a sad attempt to pander to the working class in their minds. This clip further demonstrates how detached Kamala is from reality her and Colbert! Nothing but bad vibes here!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James (@Dean_James_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dean_James_1\/status\/1843980127774085437?\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another X user d a similar clip, before <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FreeThinkerFit\/status\/1843875665583697982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lambasting<\/a> the bit as &ldquo;one of the most cringeworthy things I have ever seen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet another X user chimed in to remind social media that this isn&rsquo;t the first time Democrats have flopped using beer to try and connect with a more blue-collar class of people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris is so desperate to come across as &ldquo;relatable,&rdquo; she&rsquo;s resorted to Pocahontas&rsquo; ol&rsquo; beer trick. &#128514;&#129313; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXfjZfTR67\">pic.twitter.com\/PXfjZfTR67<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LivePDDave &#127482;&#127480; (@LivePDDave1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LivePDDave1\/status\/1844020428270158112?\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anytime you&rsquo;re compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-bashed-kavanaugh-drinking-beer-approval-elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a>, you know you&rsquo;re doing something wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Between this stunt and the whole &ldquo;White Dudes for Harris&rdquo; debacle in September, the Harris campaign is doing a remarkable job of alienating men just weeks before the general election.<\/p>\n<p>(And that&rsquo;s to say nothing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-accidentally-shows-no-idea-tax-plan-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">otherwise<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/60-minutes-actually-holds-kamala-harris-accountable-effectively-calling-millions-americans-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disastrous<\/a> media &ldquo;blitz&rdquo; Harris has been on recently.)<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a bold strategy last deployed by Hillary &ldquo;Deplorables&rdquo; Clinton in the 2016 election. Let&rsquo;s see how it goes this time around.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Reports indicate that she is struggling in polls across various demographics, particularly among young Latino and African American men. This decline in support has raised concerns within the Democratic Party, prompting them to react defensively by attributing the issue to misogyny and resorting to gimmicks due to a lack of substantial appeal. A recent appearance on &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,&#8221; where she attempted to connect with voters over a beer, was widely criticized as desperate and ineffective. Many observers noted that her efforts seemed out of touch and reminiscent of past failed attempts by politicians to relate to working-class individuals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32438,42648,38970,32504,36174],"class_list":["post-2352683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kamala-harris","tag-late-night-tv","tag-male-voters","tag-political-strategy","tag-public-perception"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}