Kamala-Harris-seeks-to-follow-in-Sheinbaum’s-steps-with-female-vote- Millennium Group

Almost a month before the electionsthe female vote began to emerge as Donald Trump’s Achilles heel, and Kamala Harris’s secret weapon to become the first female president of the United States and follow in the footsteps of her southern neighbor, Claudia Sheinbaum.

Under this goal to be achieved, the vice president of the United States and Democratic candidate for the November 5 elections, yesterday congratulated the new Mexican president and expressed his willingness to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

They congratulate Sheinbaum

“Congratulations to President Sheinbaum of Mexico on her historic inauguration. I look forward to strengthening cooperation on security and prosperity, from tackling irregular migration to strengthening our economic and clean energy ties,” wrote in X.

“As the world watches Mexico under the leadership of its first female president, we face the real possibility of making history in our own country as well, electing the first female president in the United States,” says Mexican-American Yadira Sánchez, executive director of Poder Latinx.

His organization, which has registered tens of thousands of voters in the key states of Arizona, Nevada and Georgia among others, sponsors the female voters network The Powerful, who were received last week at the White House for their electoral mobilization work in support of Harris.

“It is time to continue making history, not only in Mexico, but in Washington and in every community” in the United States,” he said.

With Sheinbaum the proportion of male support was greater than that of women, 62% or against 56%, But with Kamala an inverse phenomenon operates: the debate on reproductive rights has gained significant momentum among women, particularly among the youngest, Latinas and African Americans, and among suburban voters, the majority of whom support the Democrat.

Although Trump proclaimed himself the “protector” of women, A growing number of polls show that women voters are abandoning him not only because of his position on abortion, but because of what they describe as a paternalistic attitude.

“They will no longer feel abandoned, alone or scared. They will no longer be in danger. (…) They will no longer have anxiety about all the problems our country has,” Trump proclaimed at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. “I will be your protector.”

A survey of the Suffolk University/USA Today shows that courting the female vote has been counterproductive. Women favor Harris by 21 percentage points while trump He leads her by 13 points in the male vote.

Among young women the difference is even greater: 61% of young women surveyed intend to vote for Harris compared to the 30% who will do it for Trump, According to a separate survey of the Harvard Institute of Politics (IOP).

Historic shakeup

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s momentous decision to overturn Roe versus Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, the United States is experiencing a seismic shakeup in the landscape of reproductive rights. Abortion has gained prominence in public discourse, influencing campaign strategies, voter mobilization and public policy debates.

“What we saw since the 2022 midterm elections is that this issue (of reproductive rights) was very important for many women, but also for many men”says the executive director of the National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials, Arturo Vargas.

“We must take into account,” he indicated, “that women vote much more than men in our community and in many communities. So that female vote has a lot of power.”

The resurfacing a few weeks ago of a 2021 comment by the Republican vice presidential candidate, J.D. Vance, when he called prominent Democratic activists “childless cat women with miserable lives”elaborated on the topic and sparked a wave of indignation among female voters.

When pop singer Taylor Swift decided to support Harris’ candidacy, calling it a “a talented and strong leader” and praised his partner, Tim Walz, for his defense of LGBTQ+ rights and in vitro fertilization, his message on social networks was signed as “childless cat woman.”

The selection of Walz as his running mate, whose first daughter Hope was born thanks to a series of intrauterine insemination treatments, had the effect of further galvanizing the female vote in favor of the Democrats. During a campaign rally in Arizona, Walz shed tears as the crowd chanted his h’s name.ija “Hope, Hope, Hope.” “I’m not crying, you are crying.” he told them.

In 2020 Trump lost the female vote to Joe Biden by 15 percentage points and if the current trend continues, that gap will widen and could even exceed the largest gender difference in the history of the election. Bill Clinton against Bob Dole in 1996.

Working against Trump is the fact that abortion has become a touchstone for voters opposed to decisions about their bodies being made by politicians. at a time when local restrictions vary drastically, which has created a mosaic of unequal rights.

Some women can access abortion easily, but those who live in conservative states face near-total bans.

The numbers don’t favor it either. In 2020, 59.5% of men voted, but 63% of women.

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