Days into the home stretch of this presidential race, and you have two reactions: One campaign is sailing, and the other is failing. We will let you figure out which is which.
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One way to figure it out is to look at what they’re doing. Vice President and selected Democrat nominee Kamala Harris is still demonizing former President and GOP nominee Donald Trump, pandering to men with cringe videos, and pairing Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and MN Governor Tim Walz to represent the “new masculinity” offered by the party. It is clear that real men can’t be gaslighted. The poll margins keep shifting, but it has become more and more evident to pollsters that the Black male vote has moved in Trump’s favor. Always on point in capitalizing on a moment, the Trump campaign has encouraged Black men to create videos and post them to social media with the hashtag #ImNotWithHer.
Here’s one round:
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Lest you think only Black men got in on the fun, in August, Black women Trump supporters were loud and proud with their rejection of Kamala Harris and their vote for Trump. A hit piece tried to diminish the impact of the video because all of the women are known GOP and Trump supporters. It made little impact because the video still disproves the fallacy that every woman is on board with the agenda of Trump hatred and abortion.
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One Issue Voters, Wake Up!! #KamalaDumpsterFire #ImNotWithHer pic.twitter.com/jyigypG699
— The Dean (@uthdog) November 4, 2024
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Black women for President Donald J. Trump!#BlacksForTrump #IMNOTWITHHER
pic.twitter.com/ERLWcUbH03— Purple Soul (@realPurpleSoul) November 1, 2024
The Harris campaign and their resident “bro whisperer,” former President Barack Obama, have also done wonders to make Black men feel necessary to pulling out a Harris win; first by insulting them, then by calling them naive for viewing Trump as a strong man and leader.
When Vice President Kamala Harris and Barack Obama shared a stage for the first time at an Atlanta rally last week during her abridged campaign, the former president, who is still the top draw among Democrats, detailed the candidate’s policies and character. At one point, he even called out the voting block that had recently sent the vice president’s campaign to do something no Democrat had done before: Speak to Black male voters.
“I’ve noticed this — especially with some men — who seem to think [Donald] Trump’s behavior is a sign of strength, that macho, ‘I’m going to own these folks, I’m going to put them down.’ I am here to tell you, that is not what real strength is. It never has been,” Obama told the area crowd, essentially calling out the “some men,” who are Black men, as naive to fall for Trump’s gambit.
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One outlet maintains that Harris is succeeding in this tactic with her use of Black celebrities, hip-hop artists, and Hollywood glitz. But one Black entrepreneur clearly outlines that it is not lack of entertainment but lack of leadership that has caused him to say, #ImNotWithHer.
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If Kamala cannot handle Brett Baier, she cannot handle world leaders! #ImNotWithHer #foxnews pic.twitter.com/KLLzFHmsCC
— AJsRantRoom 🇺🇸 (@AJsRantRoom) October 17, 2024
Kiki Fuchser from the Black female viral video wanted to give a fuller account on why she is not down with Kamala Harris.
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I’m not with Kamala. I was in Trumps ad, but they only used a small portion. Here is the full video. #notwithkamala #imnotwithher #kamalaharris #kamala #trumpad #election2024 pic.twitter.com/NU293d6z69
— Kiki Fuchser (@ShankikaFuchser) October 29, 2024
Harris-Walz has downplayed the issue of biological men in women’s spaces and downplays the true state of the economy. Fuchser articulated well that voters do care and will not forget who spoke to these concerns and who didn’t.
Buckle up — the next week is going to be a ride.
