Who voted for Trump in 2024? White women. Here's why

Kamala Harris’s campaign and her aides angered many women when they began actively belittling conservative women late in the campaign — and rightly so.

Just like in 2016, I did not vote for the woman at the top of the ticket on Tuesday.

It’s not because I’m afraid of a female president. I am in favor of this idea.

But don’t expect me and other women to line up for a candidate just because of their gender or any other immutable characteristic. I want someone who will defend my principles and beliefs.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who avoided entering the Democratic primary by excluding President Joe Biden from the nomination at the last minute, has proven to be a completely uninspiring and unfounded candidate.

Many voters, including many white women, saw through this charade.

Former President Donald Trump easily defeated Harris in what many expected to be an exciting election.

This was because he was a better candidate and spoke directly to voters’ top concerns. Period.

But that fact didn’t stop the weary pain caused by Harris’ loss. absolute be attached to something badfor example America’s inherent racism and sexism. Or worse, some on the left will try to say that many white women don’t have the resources to stand up to the men in their lives.

I’m calling BS on this.

Democrats’ campaign to attract conservative women? Be as condescending as possible.

Democrats apparently learned nothing from Hillary Clinton’s defeat in 2016. All women were expected to flock to Clinton simply because of her gender. They didn’t, and white women helped Trump win, just as they did this time.

Clinton never forgave the women who didn’t vote for him and wrote a self-pitying book: What Happened? following the election, documenting his disgust.

Although Harris’ gender played a less obvious role in her campaign, the undercurrents were still there.

The Harris campaign and her aides angered many women — and rightly so — when they began actively disparaging conservative women in the final days of the campaign.

For example, An ad narrated by actress Julia Roberts She played two white women who had to secretly vote for Harris so as not to upset their husbands.

“In the only place in America where women still have the right to vote, you can vote any way you want and no one will know,” Roberts says in the ad.

Finally, a husband asks his wife: “Did you make the right choice?”

She replies: “Of course it is, honey.”

Talk about insulting.

But that’s how Democrats are and media to have constantly depicted conservative women – supposedly They’re living in some kind of “Handmaid’s Tale” nightmare where they have to lie to their husbands to vote the way they want.

Billionaire investor and Harris supporter ahead of election Mark Cuban said: “I really think women will win this election for vice president. I think they will come out numerically. I don’t think they will listen to their husbands. “I think they will do the right thing and vote for the vice president.”

Perhaps Trump haters and liberals will learn the lesson this time that condescension is not a winning strategy.

The gender difference was not as large as predicted. Don’t blame sexism.

I wouldn’t count on it though.

Host Joy Reid’s show during MSNBC’s election coverage on Tuesday his instinct was to oppress white women Because you couldn’t win North Carolina for Harris.

“Black voters chose Kamala Harris,” Reid said. “White women voters didn’t.”

Whose fault is this?

Women, like men, vote on a variety of issues like the economy, crime and immigration, and Harris offers nothing to give voters confidence that she can solve these important issues. I know many women who would never support Harris given her stance against the protection of women’s and girls’ sports and privacy.

Harris seemed to think that if he repeated “abortion rights” enough times that would be enough to bring women (along with their gender) into his camp.

While women overall supported Harris more than Trump, white women did not: 53 percent of white women voted for Trumpand only 45% supported Harris. This is even more support More than Trump had eight years ago.

If I were giving advice to the next Democratic presidential candidate, it would be to dismantle the blatant disrespect for a clearly powerful group of voters who are capable of thinking for themselves.

Ingrid Jacques is a columnist for USA TODAY. Contact him at [email protected] or on X (formerly Twitter): @Ingrid_Jacques.

Kamala Harris’s campaign and her aides angered many women when they began actively belittling conservative women late in the campaign — and rightly so.

Democrats’ campaign to attract conservative women? Be as condescending as possible.

The gender difference was not as large as predicted. Don’t blame sexism.

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