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Donald Trump winning next month will be a tremendous victory on its own, but there’s an added bonus that will come with Kamala Harris’s defeat.
It could be the end of the Obamas’ star power.
Remember, Barack Obama was a key figure in forcing Joe Biden out of the presidential race. He may not have wanted Kamala Harris to be the Democrats’ nominee, but the party is in the situation they are in now in part due to his pressuring Joe Biden to drop out. But he’s also been playing an active role in campaigning for Kamala Harris.
And it’s not been going well. Sure, he’s helped boost attendance at her rallies, but earlier this month, Barack spoke in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the aim of increasing black voter turnout for Kamala, particularly among black men who are shifting their support toward Trump. However, Obama’s approach was criticized as condescending, racist, and sexist. Similar to Joe Biden’s infamous “you ain’t black” comment, he used race and gender to shame black men for not backing Harris. He suggested that their reluctance was due to her being a woman, urging them to reconsider and framing Harris’s leadership as a stance against Trump’s perceived bullying behavior.
Obama stated, “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president,” implying that supporting Trump reflects poorly on their masculinity.
