Obama tells men to drop 'excuses' and support Kamala Harris over Trump

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Source: The Guardian

Thu 10 Oct 2024 21.52 EDT


Barack Obama made his first appearance on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris on Thursday, speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania and at an event for Black voters, where he urged men in particular to support the vice-president.

In comments directed specifically to Black men in the swing state during an event at one of Harris’s campaign offices, Obama questioned their unwillingness to vote for her – a September NAACP poll showed that over one quarter of Black men under 50 say they will vote for Donald Trump.

“We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running. Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers,” Obama said.

“You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses. I’ve got a problem with that. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and reasons for that.” He added: “When we get in trouble and the system isn’t working for us, they’re the ones out there marching and protesting.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/10/obama-kamala-harris-pennsylvania-trump

[Lonestarblue]

1. Exactly what do black men think Trump would do for them? Geez.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. It's a "male macho" thing.

which IMHO is shallow but is something passed on from generation to generation, and seems to cut across race and ethnicity.

Style over substance.

[nycbos]

9. Misogyny isn't unique to white men.

[ratchiweenie]

2. Black men supporting Trump is like Jews supporting Hitler. Are they gluttons for punishment?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. They don't care about "policy"

It's about the domineering and authoritarian way that any policy would be carried out.

[DemonGoddess]

5. IMO

Misogyny is the root of why this race is so close.

[IronLionZion]

6. There's nothing macho about Trump

Trump and Vance represent a false caricature of manliness. It's not real.

[Chrysanthemum]

10. Being macho

I actually think being macho itself is a false caricature of manliness.

[republianmushroom]

8. There are "NO" excuses for not supporting VP Harris.