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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Tisdall

Kamala Harris has a problem with men. Will misogyny cost her the election?

Kamala Harris speaks beneath a sign saying 'Reproductive freedom' about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban during an event  in Jacksonville, Florida, in May 2024.
Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban during an event in Jacksonville, Florida, in May 2024. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Will the unsurprising yet significant fact that Kamala Harris is a woman decisively tip the knife-edge US election in Donald Trump’s favour? Democrat jitters grow as the campaign enters its final two weeks. Polls predict a dead heat nationally. Trump is edging ahead in key battleground states. Misogyny, hidden and pernicious, may make a crucial difference.

It’s frankly incredible that Trump, a convicted crook, cheat and sexual predator, is still in the race – and alarming that likeable, uninspiring Harris has not already sewn it up. Each day brings more wild Trump bombast about mass deportations, “enemies within” or pet-eating Haitians. His lies and threats explode like cluster bombs. He behaves like a fool.

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