Kamala Harris was caught in a damn hot moment by admitting that her campaign is struggling with male voters with just over a week until Election Day.
The moment occurred while enjoying a beer alongside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at Trak Houz Bar & Grill while campaigning in the critical state of Michigan over the weekend.
“We need to make ground among men,” she can be heard quietly saying to Whitmer, clearly not thinking that anyone was privy to their conversation.
He then looked up abruptly and cut off the private conversation.
“Oh, we have microphones and we hear everything,” Harris says, surprised. “I didn’t realize that.”
“Okay…hopefully you’ll miss my F-word,” Whitmer joked.
“We just told all the family secrets, shit,” Harris responds before bursting into laughter.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer stop by Trak Houz Bar and Grill on October 26, 2024 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During the event, Harris told Whitmer which demographic her campaign is focusing on just days before the election.
Just before the Democrats saw the microphones, they were chatting about how Harris needs her campaign to win over men.
“We need to advance ground among men,” she is heard saying in a low voice, clearly not thinking that anyone was aware of their conversation.
Her sentiment is not unfounded, as Harris has always trailed Trump in the polls when it comes to male voters.
A recent USA Today/Suffolk University report survey found that Trump leads among men with 53 percent to Harris’ 37 percent.
The same poll found the opposite with women, with Harris leading with them 53 percent to Trump’s 36 percent.
Similarly, a Quinnipiac University survey found that Harris leads among women with 57 percent in Michigan, while only 40 percent of men pledged their support. Michigan men were found to back the former president at 56 percent and 37 percent of women backed Trump.
While drinking beers at the bar with Whitmer, Harris admitted that she is trying to make up ground with male voters.
Harris also greeted people at the bar like this young woman pictured above.
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former first lady Michelle Obama campaign together at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on October 26, 2024.
Gender gaps like these have been present in countless polls this cycle since Harris took over as the Democratic candidate following Joe Biden’s decision to cancel his re-election campaign.
The decision to stop at a bar and drink beers while football is on may be indicative of Harris’ campaign strategy to attract more men to her side.
Recently, the 60-year-old Democrat participated in an event in Detroit with popular radio host Charlamagne tha God, who is popular with young men, particularly black men.
His campaign announced Monday that it will conduct an additional interview with the radio host on Tuesday, making it its second interview with him this month.
He also appeared on former NFL player Shannon Sharpe’s show, where the two drank cognac and talked sports on Monday.
Kamala Harris talked about the election with former NFL star Shannon Sharpe on her podcast
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris greets union workers as she tours an International Union of Painters and Allied Trades training center in Macomb, Michigan, on October 28, 2024.
Most major polls show the presidential race is lost.
Recent polls have often shown Harris and Trump within one or two points of each other.
Often the difference between Republicans and Democrats is within the margin of error, meaning the election really could go both ways.