How Trump and Harris Are Courting Men and Women Voters

Polling shows that former President Trump is struggling to gain support from women, while Harris is struggling to gain support from men.

The Data: An NBC News (Lean Left bias) poll has men going 56-40% for Trump and women going 55-41% for Harris. NBC analyst Steve Kornacki said, "Trump is up 16 among men, Harris up 14 among women, that is a 30-point difference between them, and if that happens on election day, that's one for the history books and we've never seen it that high." A New York Times (Lean Left) poll has Trump up 11% among men and Harris up 15% among women.

Harris: Harris has unveiled recent policy proposals to appeal to black men, including legalizing marijuana, investing in mentorship and apprenticeship programs, launching a National Health Equity Initiative, and providing up to $20,000 in "fully forgivable" loans to black business owners. She has also discussed appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast to reach male voters.

Trump: In his appeal to women voters, Trump held a town hall on Fox News (Right) with an all-women audience on Oct. 15 (aired on Oct. 16). He discussed border security, the economy, IVF and abortion, transgender issues, and foreign policy.

How the Media Covered It: Some voices on the right focused on Trump's surge among men, while the left emphasized Harris' outreach to black men and Trump's lack of appeal to women.