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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris’ backers are confronting the question head on

The concern has been there all along, but now it’s being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Kamala Harris because she’s a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally at the Santander Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump and Harris keep campaigning after Milton hits Florida

Both candidates will be in battleground states, with Vice President Kamala Harris holding a town hall in Nevada and an event in Arizona while former President Donald Trump talks economic issues in Detroit.

President Joe Biden speaks about Hurricane Milton from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Biden condemns ‘un-American’ ‘lies’ about federal storm response as Hurricane Milton nears Florida

President Joe Biden blasted his predecessor for spreading an “onslaught of lies” about how the federal government is handling the damage from Hurricane Helene as another hurricane, Milton, was on the verge of making landfall in Florida.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Santander Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump lashes out at Harris and ‘The View’ co-hosts, as Hurricane Milton makes landfall

Former President Donald Trump has hurled insults at his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View.” He said on Wednesday he had no interest in stopping his attacks, even if they turn off female voters.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris chats with the hosts during a commercial break at The View, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York. From left are Ana Navarro, Whoopi Goldberg, Harris and Alyssa Farah Griffin. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris proposes expanding Medicare to cover in-home senior care

Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to provide federal funding to cover home care costs for older Americans, aiming to help the “sandwich generation” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at LaGuardia Airport, Monday Oct. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris calls Trump ‘incredibly irresponsible’ for spreading misinformation about Helene response

Vice President Kamala Harris is calling former President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for spreading falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene’s destruction.

Former President Barack Obama speaks to guests after receiving the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates during ceremonies hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week

Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

In Michigan, Harris doesn’t get hoped-for firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties

The International Association of Firefighters has declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning her trip to Michigan on Friday came without the national group’s official backing.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greets people who were impacted by Hurricane Helene in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, as from left, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., FEMA deputy direct Erik Hooks and Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson watch. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Harris hands out meals, consoles families as she surveys Hurricane Helene devastation in Georgia

Vice President Kamala Harris has handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene’s “extraordinary” path of destruction through Georgia.

This combination of photos shows Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, left, on Aug. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Aug. 9, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo)

Why Tuesday’s vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests

In the matchup between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the coming debate between their running mates is the undercard. Yet, it still has the potential to reshape the political landscape before November.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a rally on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Harris trolls Trump at Vegas rally and LA fundraiser, says her crowds are ‘pretty big’

Vice President Kamala Harris has used her appearances in Los Angeles and Las Vegas on Sunday to poke at Republican Donald Trump over crowd sizes, his refusal to debate again and his privileged background.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks with John Modlin, the chief patrol agent for the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, right, and Blaine Bennett, the U.S. Border Patrol Douglas Station border patrol agent in charge, as she visits the U.S. border with Mexico in Douglas, Ariz., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

Vice President Kamala Harris has used her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to try to project a tougher stance on illegal migration.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

Donald Trump has pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by relying heavily on sweeping tariffs.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens during a campaign event at a farm, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Smithton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs

Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania as farmers expressed concerns about losing their way of life, asking questions and offering jokes but mostly just listening.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" event, Thursday, Sept. 19 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump vows to be ‘best friend’ to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally’s antisemitism surface

Former President Donald Trump has spoken to Jewish donors and an organization gathered to focus on efforts to fight antisemitism.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, center, gestures as he is introduced for a town hall event at the Dort Financial Center, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump holds first event since an apparent assassination attempt while Harris does a rare interview

Former President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since Sunday’s second apparent assassination attempt against him, with a crowd chanting “God bless Trump!” and “Fight, Fight, Fight.”

Police patrol on a bridge beside the Mar-a-Lago estate of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump, as a supporter flies flags to express support for Trump one day after an apparent assassination attempt, in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump blames Biden and Harris’ rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals

Former President Donald Trump is blaming rhetoric from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the apparent assassination attempt on him in Florida despite his own history of going after rivals.

Ryan Wesley Routh holds up a banner during a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump

Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed in Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he golfed near his Florida club.

FILE - Former Vice President Dick Cheney attends a primary election night gathering, Aug. 16, 2022, in Jackson, Wyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he’s backing Harris. Will it matter?

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats over the Iraq War. But his partisan loyalties were cast aside in extraordinary fashion when he endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for the White House.

FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis holds up a copy of Project 2025 as he speaks during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democrats go to new heights to spotlight Project 2025, flying banners over college football stadiums

Democrats have denounced the conservative Project 2025 blueprint in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop and mentioned it frequently.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference held at Trump Tower, Friday, Sept., 6, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris

Donald Trump stepped in front of television cameras and brought up a string of past allegations of acts of sexual misconduct. His Friday press conference potentially reminded voters of incidents that were little-known or forgotten.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she steps on stage to address a crowd, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, during a campaign stop, in North Hampton, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan

Vice President Kamala Harris has used a New Hampshire campaign stop to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with President Joe Biden at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation

Vice President Kamala Harris is about to propose a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping it will help spur a record 25 million new small business applications over her four-year term should she win the presidency in November.

FILE - President Joe Biden, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris speak in Largo, Md., Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Harris opposes US Steel’s sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden

Vice President Kamala Harris has used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the swing state of Pennsylvania to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group's annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gathering

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is lamenting the growing acceptance of transgender Americans.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Promo Title : Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

Kamala Harris has summoned Americans to reject political divisions and instead chart what she called a “new way forward.”

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Harris’ running mate Tim Walz talks of ‘bringing the joy’ in his national introduction at DNC

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has accepted his party’s nomination for vice president. He used his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.

President Joe Biden embraces Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the first day of Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Joe Biden’s exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a nod to Gaza protesters. Takeaways from DNC’s Day 1

The Democratic National Convention’s first night has showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him. Hillary Clinton spoke hopefully of finally breaking the “glass ceiling” to elect a female president.

Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson attend Day One of the Democratic National Convention, at the United Center, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 in Chicago. (Mike Segar/Pool via AP)

Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ despite his making way for Harris

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention have approved the 2024 party platform. The largely ceremonial vote Monday evening at Chicago’s convention signaled the party coalescing around a vision for the next four years — even if it’s a somewhat outdated one, as the document still wrongly names

FILE - Chicago Police attempt to disperse demonstrators outside the Conrad Hilton, Democratic National Convention headquarters, Aug. 29, 1968, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Michael Boyer, File)

Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history

Presidential conventions can be memorable for floor fights and bloody battles on the streets outside or for scenes that stand out as outlandish or awkward. The Democrats gather this week in Chicago.