Katya Diaz

Misogyny is a real thing. But it does not make sense as an explanation for Kamala's loss. In general, the American people have no problem electing women as executives. We've had over two dozen women governors since 2000. Around half of them in red states. On top of that, you'd have to explain why Kamala did so much worse than Hillary (who won the popular vote, as a woman). Instead, Democrats should consider the possibility that they have alienated men. The term "manosphere" is currently the epithet of choice in left-wing media. But what's wrong with a manosphere? God forbid there is an online space where guys talk about guy things, and learn self-improvement from male role models like Joe Rogan. Btw, is there even any woman-bashing on Rogan's pod? I've never heard it. It's really that they don't like that there's a popular podcast tailored to male interests. Hence the snide "manosphere" label. Tons of Kamala voters openly said they were voting for her simply because she was a woman. They mean well, but in effect they are communicating an open preference for women over men. Why wouldn't that sort of thing––and the milieu that celebrates it––drive men away? People migrate towards the spaces where they are liked ("high status") and away from spaces where they are not ("low status"). It's human nature. I don't think rank-and-file Dem voters share this anti-masculine feeling, btw. But their elites certainly espouse it.