'The View' rejects Obama's message to black men

The hosts of The view discussed Barack Obama's remarks on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday night and debated the political strategy of using the former president as a surrogate to speak directly to black male voters who may not be enthusiastic about running for them.

Obama hit the campaign trail in full force for the first time, mobilizing voters in Pittsburgh, a Democratic stronghold in the must-win swing state of Pennsylvania. As part of his campaign transition, Obama told a group of black men, “Part of this makes me think that you just don't feel comfortable with the idea of ​​having a woman as president and are coming up with other alternatives,” and reasons why.

Polls show a neck-and-neck race between Harris and former President Donald Trump, with a new Quinnipiac poll out Wednesday showing Harris three points ahead of likely voters in Pennsylvania. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percent.

“I think he's out there because she needs to secure men,” Alyssa Farah Griffin said, referring to Obama's rally. “She’s behind Biden’s numbers among men across the board, but especially among black men. I think that’s who Obama was talking to.”

Sunny Hostin agreed that “misogyny is a real thing in this country” before arguing that Harris' problem lies with white and Latino male voters, not black men.

“I don’t think black men are the problem. Black men are used to matriarchy. Black men are used to Black women being the head of the family and being raised by Black grandmothers,” Hostin said. “Hispanic men are more likely than Hispanic women to say Trump is the candidate who represents their views on key issues.”

Hostin also said the vice president needs to connect with more white women.

“In 2020, 53% of white women voted for him. We need to reach these women,” Hostin said. “We need to reach out to these ridiculous, crazy black men who voted for Trump. We have to reach these people. We need to reach the Cuban men in Miami who voted overwhelmingly for Trump.”

On Thursday, Harris recorded a town hall meeting hosted by Univision in which she answered questions from an audience of undecided voters in Las Vegas and discussed issues such as immigration and health care.

The Univision event was a chance for Harris to appeal to Latino voters, particularly those in swing states like Nevada and Arizona. Population proved crucial for Democrats in 2020, but recent polls suggest Harris is losing the Hispanic and Latino votes to Trump.

Ana Navarro expressed her desire to see Harris hold more town halls because they offer a different format than her usual venues and allow her to answer questions directly and without a script.

“We shouldn’t just send Obama to talk to black men, Latinos to talk to Latinos, Bill Clinton to talk to Southerners,” Navarro said.

“Kamala Harris needs to talk to these people.”

Former President Clinton is expected to start campaigning for Harris as early as next week, when he will be sent to some of the southern battlegrounds to specifically appeal to rural voters, CNN reported Thursday.

Farah Griffin said with just 25 days until Election Day, Harris' strategy for the final stretch should focus on strengthening the Democratic base, reaching men and convincing voters of all demographics that they want a change from the leadership of the last one represents eight years. not just the last four.

“Ultimately, I think this election will come down to which candidate is seen as the agent of change,” Farah Griffin said.

Hostin also said she was confused why her question to Harris received so much attention earlier this week when the contestant appeared on the show.

Hostin had asked if Harris would change anything about the Biden administration, to which Harris replied, “I can't think of anything.” Some experts suspected Harris may have skewed that answer as voters say they want more clarity between her and wish the President.

Hostin said: “The Biden administration has had one of the best records of any presidency in decades. So why change something that isn’t broken?”