An MSNBC panel has told viewers that voters are “unsure” about supporting Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris because the American people are “gender biased.”
The claim was promoted by panelists on Thursday’s broadcast of President Biden’s favorite show “Morning Joe.”
Harris has come under fire for not providing details on policy and for generally avoiding the media.
Her campaign’s “hiding in the basement” strategy has included not holding a single press conference since Biden announced he was ending his reelection bid on July 21.
“Morning Joe” guests Huma Abedin and Forbes Women editor Maggie McGrath joined co-host Mika Brzezinski for the panel discussion.
They claimed that Americans who express doubts about Harris need to “use their imagination” and overcome “stereotypes.”
“It shows the real-life ramifications of the underrepresentation of women in leadership,” McGrath told Brzezinski.
“Effectively, what researchers found is that when people assess a woman for a role she has never held before, they need to use their imagination, and they are bad at using their imagination, according to this research.”
Abedin, a long-time aide to Hillary Clinton and the ex-wife of Democrat pedophile Anthony Weiner, said:
“It seems as though ambition is still a bad word when it comes to women.
“A lot of these amorphous feelings, this idea that women are emotional, unlikable, difficult, some of the other terms that came up in that report, it’s like the more accomplished you are, the more suspect you are.
“There was a term called Tall Poppy Syndrome, which I thought was very interesting, the more you stand out, the more you’re criticized as a woman.
“And to be a commander-in-chief, to be running to be commander-in-chief, well, there’s no greater, higher ambition than that.
“So I think some part of it is gender biased.”
Harris has backed away from radical left-wing positions she held during her campaign for the 2020 Democrat nomination for president.
However, these charges in position have mainly been conveyed through statements by campaign aides to reporters.
Harris’s proposal to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to impose “harsh penalties” for “price gouging” by grocery stores unveiled during an August 16 speech on economic policy.
The Democrat nominee has also been vague on many policy details during her campaign.
The vice president’s campaign posted an “issues” section on its website.
However, it appeared to be a cut-and-paste from the re-election site for Biden.
“My biggest takeaway is that the onus to fix biased environments is not on those who are most affected, but on the rest of us and we do that in two really big ways,” McGrath told Brzezinski.
“The first, let’s quantify, define and measure what exactly leadership potential looks like.
“In a business environment, this might be setting measurable goals for your direct reports and then tracking their progress.
“So you’ve literally seen the record and can make a decision based on that.”
“The other big thing we need to do is look at our own stereotypes that might be clouding our judgment,” McGrath continued.
“Lindsay Kohler is a great Forbes Women contributor who has written about this, and she says we should all take an implicit association test to measure our own biases.
“You can do that online, go to Project Implicit.
“I tried it last night. They have a number of different exercises and it’s uncomfortable, but then once you know the ways in which you’re biased, you can work to fix them and — and hopefully build a more equitable and fair future.”
WATCH:
Harris leads President Donald Trump by 2.2% in the RealClearPolling average of polls from Sept. 11 to Oct. 1.
The vice president’s lead drops to 2% when Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West, and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver are included in surveys.
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