America’s gender-gap election has a long history

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The question of whether the US can stomach a woman as president remains open

The writer is emeritus professor of history at San Diego State University and author of ‘Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé’ In 1992, Bill Clinton’s strategist made the oft-repeated comment: “It’s the economy, stupid.” For the 2024 US election, an update is needed: “It’s gender, stupid.” Multiple polls show a yawning gap between the sexes in next week’s election.

It explains the current Maga conspiracy theory that Michelle Obama is transgender and that Harris slept her way to prominence. Voters simply don’t think of men in such terms. Trump faces a different problem. Since 2016, he has shown that a candidate can break two established rules around gender and still win, but can this continue? The first rule dates to the 1820s, known as “The Era of Good Feelings.

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