{"id":2360379,"date":"2024-10-28T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T11:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-reason-men-just-arent-into-democrats\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T07:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T11:44:55","slug":"the-real-reason-men-just-arent-into-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-reason-men-just-arent-into-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Reason Men Just Aren\u2019t Into Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fthe-real-reason-men-just-arent-into-democrats%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=2360379&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 \u2062article discusses the challenges Kamala Harris faces in attracting\u2064 male voters as she campaigns in \u2062the presidential election. The \u2063author suggests that her\u200b campaign&#8217;s messaging, despite attempts to appeal to\u2064 men \u200cthrough various initiatives like forming a group called \u200b&#8221;White Dudes for Harris&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">producing advertisements featuring men endorsing<\/a> her, has not\u2062 resonated positively \u200bwith the majority of American men. \u200cCritics argue that \u2062the messaging feels empty and lacks\u200c authenticity. \u200cMany \u200dbelieve that \u200bthe reluctance of men to support Harris stems from broader issues, including perceived sexism within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-cnn-the-super-bowl-does-not-need-more-politics-it-needs-none\/\" title=\"No, CNN, The Super Bowl Does Not Need MORE Politics; It Needs None\">current political environment<\/a>, but the article \u2062posits that \u2064a significant factor may be the image\u2063 and \u200cvalues of the typical female Democratic voter, who \u2062may not align with what many men find appealing. This dynamic,\u200d the\u200d author argues, highlights a disconnect between the policies and the persona of the women in the Democratic Party \u2063and the preferences of male voters, posing a challenge for Harris&#8217;s electoral prospects.  <\/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<div>\n<p>If Kamala Harris ends up losing this presidential election, which is looking <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/2024-election-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasingly likely<\/a>, it will be because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-harris-battle-male-voters-masculinity-2024-rcna173031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">majority of American men are turned off by her<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And it isn&rsquo;t for lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/15\/opinion\/kamala-has-a-man-problem-and-belittling-men-is-making-it-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trying<\/a>. The Harris campaign has desperately courted men in a multitude of ways. They assembled <a href=\"https:\/\/whitedudesforharris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White Dudes for Harris<\/a>, headed by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttitgieg. They released a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/11\/us-news\/pro-kamala-harris-spot-targeting-real-men-ripped-as-cringiest-political-ad-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slick commercial of men bragging about their masculinity and their endorsement of Kamala Harris<\/a>. Harris selected assistant football coach and former National Guard soldier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/06\/firewall-candidate-democrats-walz-rust-belt-00172839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gov. Tim Walz<\/a> to be her running mate, mainly to signal her solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-warns-woke-mob-will-make-it-so-straight-white-men-wont-be-allowed-to-talk-go-outside\/\" title=\"Joe Rogan Warns: Woke Mob Will Make It So \u2018Straight White Men\u2019 Won\u2019t Be \u2018Allowed To Talk,\u2019 \u2018Go Outside\u2019\">straight white men<\/a> from the Rust Belt. She <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kamala-harris-gun-owner-debate-trump-abc-election-control-33fa551a2b9021f85325fc5acd9a1a22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">owns a Glock<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/09\/vp-harris-immigration-border-campaign-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">looks tough in her commercials about border security<\/a>, and is married to a <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7013458\/doug-emhoff-dnc-speech-masculinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">man who embodies a new kind of masculinity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; friends in Hollywood have also done their part to bring in some more of their fellows to the Democrat Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/21\/ben-stiller-andy-cohen-doug-emhoff-urge-fathers-to-vote-for-kamala-harris-because-of-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ben Stiller and Andy Cohen<\/a> gave testimonies as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/02\/04\/no-its-not-evil-to-celebrate-girl-dads-like-kobe-bryant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">girl dads<\/a> about the country&rsquo;s great need for a Harris presidency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/eminem-rallies-home-city-detroit-005942622.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rapper Eminem just spoke at one of her rallies<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4938457-dave-bautista-trump-tough-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro-wrestler and action star Dave Bautista<\/a> flexed his muscles and support for Harris by mocking Trump as a sissy.<\/p>\n<p>So what&rsquo;s the hold up? Is there something wrong with the messaging?<\/p>\n<p>Most conservative critics would say that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aei.org\/articles\/have-democrats-given-up-on-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> yes, there is something very wrong with the messaging<\/a>. It&rsquo;s empty, obnoxious, and absolutely cringe-inducing. Like everything else the left does, it&rsquo;s based on the idea that simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17512786.2022.2142839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boosting media representation and repeating<\/a> a few public affirmations for a certain demographic will win a group&rsquo;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.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, rather than learn from this criticism, many of the left already have an explanation for why men are not voting for Harris: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/oct\/20\/kamala-harris-has-a-problem-with-men-will-misogyny-cost-her-the-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sexism and racism<\/a>. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/opinion\/obama-criticism-black-men-sexism-kamala-harris-20241017.html\">Barack Obama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/clinton-again-blames-misogyny-and-sexism-for-what-happened-in-2016\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>, 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&rsquo;s dark magic (or &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/21\/opinion\/trump-gen-z-men-harris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bro whispering<\/a>&rdquo;) has turned the great majority of American men into nasty incels who hate women and vote Republican. They are beyond hope and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2017\/feb\/9\/bill-kristol-asks-if-lazy-pockets-of-white-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">need to be replaced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, even if Democrats learned from their mistakes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/10\/17\/harris-campaign-strategy-men-00184062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">changed their messaging, and even came up with some policy proposals to help American men<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Put differently, it&rsquo;s not Harris&rsquo;s campaign ads that are repelling men; it&rsquo;s her female supporters.<\/p>\n<p>This means we need to consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/609914\/women-become-liberal-men-mostly-stable.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">typical leftist woman<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>While effective in the short term, this pandering has consequences in the long term. Because the typical Democrat woman is constantly coddled by leftist institutions and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2014\/12\/09\/why-i-left-feminism-or-how-feminism-left-me\/\">indoctrinated with a radical feminist agenda<\/a>, she is not the best person to bring men over to her way of thinking (or more accurately, feeling). She is not feminine, kind, fun, interesting, industrious, or logical &mdash; such qualities are simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/the-well-woman\/202205\/sexism-and-misogyny-unpacking-patriarchy-and-its-handmaids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lies propounded by the patriarchy<\/a>. More often, she is unattractive, resentful, lazy, irrational, boring, and\/or entitled.<\/p>\n<p>Even if men might agree with certain leftist ideas and policies, most of them will have a hard time engaging with leftist women as such. In general, these are ones who reject marriage, children, and conventional beauty standards and don&rsquo;t like men who aren&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/life\/gen-z-666-dating-trend-explained-129541-20240919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over six feet tall, with a six-pack, and a salary over six figures<\/a>. They want to compete with men, not complement them. And they seek submission from their lovers, not mutual sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>One doesn&rsquo;t have to be a drooling devotee of Andrew Tate to be put off by all this. It&rsquo;s perfectly normal and natural to value a woman&rsquo;s beauty and virtue, and be the man they want to build a life with. At the moment, this dynamic seems to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2017\/01\/10\/conservatives-really-are-better-looking-research-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more common in the conservative movement<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>History is a helpful guide in this regard. As sociologist and historian Rodney Stark explains in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-Christianity-Marginal-Religious-Centuries\/dp\/0060677015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Rise of Christianity<\/em><\/a>, the early Christian Church also experienced an imbalance of men and women in its membership. In those days, the Roman Empire was extremely oppressive towards women, pushing many of them to convert to Christianity and finally be recognized as human beings with dignity and value.<\/p>\n<p>Because women soon outnumbered men in most parishes and because the Christian Church was still small, Christian leaders encouraged laywomen to marry pagan men, evangelize them, and make sure their children would grow up Christian. When given a choice between marrying a Christian woman or a pagan one, a growing number Roman men evidently preferred the former, leading to Christianity becoming the dominant religion in the empire by the fourth century AD. As for their messaging (i.e. the Gospel), it remained miraculously consistent.<\/p>\n<p>What made Christian women more attractive to Roman men was likely the same as what makes American conservative woman more attractive to American men today. They believed in a way of life that amplified their goodness and femininity. By contrast, the pagan women offered the same worldly goods that modern progressive women offer and even had a similar commitment to abortion &mdash; which, because of the popularity of sex-selective abortions and the crude medical technology of the time, devastated the female population in the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the unfortunate fact that Democrats and leftists have largely ditched Christianity (as Harris herself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/harris-makes-pitch-black-churches-after-telling-protester-praising-jesus-youre-wrong-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Christian activists<\/a>: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-who-were-booted-from-kamala-rally-for-saying-jesus-is-lord-set-the-record-straight\/\" title=\"Students Who Were Booted from Kamala Rally for Saying &#039;Jesus Is Lord&#039; Set the Record Straight\">wrong rally&#038;rdquo<\/a>;), it falls to Republicans and conservatives to learn this crucial lesson: If you want men to join your movement, welcome and cultivate good women in your ranks. And as a corollary, if you want to welcome and cultivate good women, offer a worldview that is humanizing and signifying. <\/p>\n<p>The more the conservative movement does this, the more they will succeed at attracting both men and women and thus transcend the current sexual polarization that&rsquo;s warping Western political culture.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Auguste Meyrat is an English teacher in the Dallas area. He holds an MA in humanities and an MEd in educational leadership. He is the senior editor of <a>The Everyman<\/a>  , a senior contributor to The Federalist, and has written for essays for The American Mind, The American Conservative, Religion and Liberty, Crisis Magazine, and elsewhere. Follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeyratAuguste\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris may lose the election due to men&#8217;s disinterest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":551,"featured_media":2360381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-7202898.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,43843,5894,34832,41696],"class_list":["post-2360379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-mens-issues","tag-politics","tag-public-opinion","tag-voter-behavior"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-7202898.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360379","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\/551"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}