For the second time in American history, a Democratic woman has a chance to serve as the first female president of the United States. This time, however, the election is taking place two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the issue of abortion is front and center in a way it was not in 2016.
Adding to the gender dynamic is the fact that former President Donald Trump is running a decidedly “macho” campaign designed to attract men — especially younger men of color — who are not traditionally involved in or interested in politics.
On top of this, recent polls and studies find that the youngest generation of voters (Gen Z) is the most ideologically and politically divided by gender of any other age cohort.
But, when you look at the polling today and compare it with the final results of the last two elections, what you find isn’t a historic gender gap, but instead one where Trump is doing as well with men as he did in 2016, and Harris is not doing any better with
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