(Clifton Duncan | X) – The old excuse of men not supporting incompetent women because of misogyny won’t work anymore.
Men see it for the manipulative, emotional blackmail that it is.
Men understand that life is unfair. They understand that no one will hand them anything. They understand that life is brutish and short, and that they must work for everything they get.
That’s why they’re turned off by people who DEMAND respect, merely for existing.
They ask “what have you done to EARN respect? What have you achieved? What’s your character? What difficulties have you overcome? How tough are you?”
The answers to those questions dictate whether respect is given or not.
Badgering won’t work.
Shaming won’t work.
Insults won’t work.
And being a nagging, condescending bitch certainly won’t work.
Yet astonishingly that’s what much of Democrats’ approach to male voters seems to be.
That’s what Barack Obama just disgraced himself by becoming: another condescending, nagging bitch, adding to the litany of them that men have learned to callous themselves against (and distance themselves from) at school, at the office, in popular entertainment, and in their dating lives.
Every man knows or has met a woman in his life, perhaps several, who’s a total boss who gets shit done.
Men are not “intimidated” by these women.
They respect these women for the same reasons they respect anyone:
She has EARNED it, through attitude, aptitude, and achievement.
What respect has Kamala earned?
Nobody wanted her. In 2020 Democrat voters rejected her. Even her father has distanced himself from her.
She’s only Vice President because Biden needed to pander. She is a token, the most obvious diversity hire ever.
She is a shield against criticism from left-wing identitarians that wouldn’t accept an old, straight, cis-gendered white male in the most powerful office in the world.
She’s incoherent. Insincere. Exudes zero authority. Zero gravitas. She’s shown no signs of effective leadership skills.
It’s unclear if she’s even sober half the time.
All the misandry in the world can’t erase such a resume.
By contrast, men understand that Trump is far from perfect. They see his garishness, his bullshittery, his outlandish statements, his chaotic and erratic style.
But Trump found success in business–and his failures haven’t slowed him down.
That resonates with men.
He’s failed as a husband…but he succeeded as a father.
That resonates with men.
He steamrolled a Republican establishment that hates him, a Democrat machine that loathes him, and has endured a DECADE relentless attacks from every vector possible from both sides.
Attempts on Trump’s life have been made, and stood tall instead of cowering.
He has a famously combative relationship with the press, while his opponent fades like ash in the wind in the face of even mild questioning from journalists (the ones she doesn’t avoid).
Such resilience and strength resonates with men.
While there are certainly men (and women) who reject the notion of any woman in power, any woman that had done and endured what Trump has would win their respect and admiration.
No one gives a fuck about what Barack Obama or the clucking hens on CNN and MSNBC think.
If Democrats are serious about appealing to male voters, they need to stop treating them like dogshit, stop talking down to them, and EARN THEIR RESPECT.
Otherwise they should just call it a day, and regroup for 2028.
Mr. Duncan is a classically-trained actor with 20+ years on stage & screen. Currently developing a one-man play about Thomas Sowell.
