
<p>Since the 1960s, there has been talk of the “gender gap” – generally meaning that women were disproportionately voting progressive Democrat. ; It had its antecedents in the left-wing feminist movement of the era – mimicking the Republican suffragette movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s. ; The issues of the 1960’s movement were “equal pay”, upward mobility, abortion, and the so-called equal rights amendment to the United States Constitution.</p>



<p>In many ways, the analysis of the female vote in the past was bent by partisan bias. ; In fact, there was no gender gap in 1972, when President Nixon won 62 percent of men and 61 percent of women. ;</p>



<p>I particularly recall the 1984 presidential election in which former Vice President Walter Mondale selected Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. Shortly after the announcement, I was on a television program with a representative of the National Organization of Women (NOW) – the leading left-wing feminist organization at the time. </p>



<p>The lady from NOW claimed the selection of Ferraro would be a game-changer, bringing millions of women into the Mondale camp – resulting in the defeat of Reagan. ; Conversely, I predicted that not only would Reagan win the election, but he would carry the women’s vote. ; My counterpart scoffed – with a mocking laugh. ; When the votes were counted, Reagan won 64 percent of men and 55 percent of women.</p>



<p>In more recent years, the gender gap has widened. Pew Research shows Harris with 55 percent of women and Trump at 41 percent – a 14 point gap. YouGov Survey shows 48 percent of women for Harris and 35 percent for Trump – a 13 percent gap. The current gender gap among women has been expanded due to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.</p>



<p>It is noteworthy, however, that Harris is holding only approximately half the women voters – nothing near the female vote that went to Nixon and Reagan in 1972 and 1984 respectively. ; Even as a Black woman presidential candidate, she is not doing remarkably better than President Biden did in 2020. ; He got 52 percent of the female vote and 48 percent of the male vote.</p>



<p>What we can conclude from the record is that there IS a gap between men and women voters, but it is not nearly as wide and decisive as it is widely portrayed.</p>



<p>So, why the headline about the male voter? ;</p>



<p>(Obviously, I was “weaving” before getting to the point. ; In the past we would call it “giving perspective” – and that is a good thing. ; But now I am weaving and digressing. ; So, what IS so interesting about the male voter this season?)</p>



<p>The male vote appears to be moving away from the past numbers – and trending toward the Republican candidate. ; This appears to be the reason for the widening male/female gap as much as the female vote. ; This trend has been most noted among minority male voters.</p>



<p>It is generally conceded that Trump is doing better among Black voters than most recent Republican candidates – even besting his own previous numbers. ; ; ; He got 8 percent in 2016 and 12 percent in 2020—and is trending at around 16 percent this time, according to a recent Newsweek poll.</p>



<p>In terms of gender, Trump gets about 10 percent of Black women and 25 percent of Black men. ; Currently, Harris has 85 percent of Black women and 70 percent of Black men. ; That is lower than Biden received in 2020 – with 91 percent of Black women and 82 percent of Black men. ; That is a drop for Harris of 6 points among Black women and 12 points among Black Men.</p>



<p>(Isn’t that interesting? ; A Black woman candidate is doing worse among Black voters, especially Black women voters, than an old white guy – and they both were up against the same Republican, Trump. ; But I digress &#8230; or weave, if you prefer.)</p>



<p>In 2020 Biden got 38 percent of White men, with Trump taking 58 percent.  ;Polling for 2024 show Harris with 38 percent of the White male vote and Trump with 58 percent. ; So &#8230; the male voting shift is largely in the Black and other minority communities.</p>



<p>Why is it that Republicans tend to do well among male voters – and increasingly well among Black male voters?</p>



<p>I would argue (and I am) that it has to do with the radical left-wing feminist influence in the Democratic Party. ; You know &#8230; that influential faction that talks of “toxic male genes” &#8230; misogynists &#8230; male chauvinist pigs (that’s an old one) &#8230; sexist power mongers &#8230; etc. &#8230; etc. &#8230; etc. ; ;</p>



<p>Feminist author Ruth Whippman (you cannot make this stuff up) has a new book called “Boy Mom – Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity” She drones on and on about the problems of our male dominated sexist culture. ; She shares her opinion on what healthy and unhealthy masculinity looks like. ; (I will give you a clue. ; Almost everything we currently associate with masculinity is unhealthy, according to Whippman.) ; Her essential question – as she poses it – is: “Where are we going wrong in how we socialize boys?”</p>



<p>(Ironically, Whippman has three young sons. ; Made me wonder if God was punishing her or the young boys. ; But I digress.)</p>



<p>Whippman is typical of the strident anti-male ideology that has metastasized throughout the feminist movement and consequently the Democratic Party.</p>



<p>What we are seeing is the early stages of a movement of men away from political narratives that demonize them as mindless knuckle-dragging ogres, whose only purpose in life is to use and abuse women. That message has had men fleeing from the left-wing, woke, political correctness, strident feminism of the Democratic Party over many years – and the movement is accelerating. It would appear that the “Me Too” women-as-victims movement is not appealing to half the women in America &#8212; and increasing numbers of men.</p>



<p>It may be that this under-reported unappreciated underground masculinity movement will have its effect in the 2020 election. ; Stay tuned.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Why GOP is gaining male voters … and it may be the winning vote
