NBC’s Hallie Jackson asked Vice President Kamala Harris why she isn’t leaning more toward the historic nature of her candidacy.
Jackson sat down with Harris, who is off the campaign trail today, for an interview that aired Tuesday night.
Harris would be the country’s first female president and the first female president of color.
‘Well, clearly I’m a woman. I don’t need to tell anyone,’ the vice president responded, laughing.
‘The point that really matters to most people is can you do the job? And do you have a plan to focus on them? added the Democratic candidate.
NBC’s Hallie Jackson asked Vice President Kamala Harris why she isn’t leaning more toward the historic nature of her candidacy. ‘Well, clearly I’m a woman. I don’t need to tell anyone,’ the vice president responded, laughing.
Jackson noted that Harris is doing worse among men than her Democratic predecessor, President Joe Biden, and asked if sexism was at play.
‘Let me tell you something. You have come to my events. And you’ll see that there are men and women at those events, whether they’re small events or events with 10,000 people,” Harris said.
“So the experience that I’m having is one where it’s clear that, regardless of someone’s gender, they want to know that their president has a plan to reduce costs, that their president has a plan to secure America in the context of our position around the world. They want a president of the United States who honors our military, who understands the importance of American leadership around international rules and norms, and that regardless of gender,’ he continued.
Jackson then asked if Harris saw “sexism as a factor in this race.”
“I don’t think about it that way,” Harris responded.
“My challenge is to make sure I can talk to and listen to as many voters as possible and earn their vote,” he said. “And I will never take for granted that anyone in our country should choose a leader based on their gender or race.”
NBC’s Hallie Jackson (left) noted that Vice President Kamala Harris (right) is doing worse among men than her Democratic predecessor, President Joe Biden, and asked if sexism was at play.
He said leaders need to win votes “based on substance and what they will do to address challenges and inspire people to know that their aspirations and ambitions can and will be achieved through the opportunity to do so.”
Former President Donald Trump already won a presidential race against one candidate, former first lady, senator and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was the first woman in the country to become a major party’s presidential candidate.
Eight years later, Harris is trying to break the glass ceiling again.
I could do it with more women than ever.
In 2020, President Joe Biden set a national record by winning women 57 percent to Trump’s 42 percent, a 15-point difference.
“This will be the third consecutive presidential cycle in which the gender gap will approach 25 points, and this time it could be even larger,” said Republican pollster Robert Blizzard. he told politician for a recent story about the gender gap. “Every candidate and every campaign is increasingly relying on their gender, so to speak, to get them across the board.”