Kamala Harris is a horrible presidential candidate. The only thing she did right was roast corrupt Joe Biden in a debate back in the summer. Otherwise, no one seems drawn to her campaign and there aren’t enough people she can sleep with to get her poll numbers higher. But you know who’s fault it is? It isn’t Harris’ fault. Instead, according to ABC, it’s all your fault! You see, ABC says America just isn’t ready for a President that is a woman of color.
| Kamala Harris campaign imploding – ABC blames America |
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Leah Wright Rigueur, an assistant professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, told ABC News that for “most of the country … gender is not a hindrance to people voting for a political candidate.”
On the other hand, she said, “there are elements of sexism, or unique challenges that female candidates face, that male candidates do not.”
Nevertheless, Wright Rigueur noted that black women often do well when they run for office “because they have the ability to unite disparate coalitions into alliances that end up propelling them into office. So you might call them unifiers — they’re very good at unifying various coalitions.”
Wright Rigueur also noted that “black women who run for office operate in spaces that are actually taking advantage of political environments in ways that are different from other groups.”
Yet, she said, some of the hesitancy around Harris’ electability comes from a pragmatic place. She notes that Harris has had difficulties connecting with audiences beyond her core group of supporters, and only surged following one debate performance.