Why Kamala Harris’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Strategy Might Not Be Enough

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Donald Trump has been on a tour of the Gen Z influencer ecosystem, from Theo Von to Adin Ross. In this episode of “The Opinions,” Daniel Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, argues that Trump is trying to win the support of young men, a once loyal Democratic constituency. Mr. Pfeiffer says Democrats ignore these voters at their peril, for the 2024 election and beyond: “There is no post-Trump era if Gen Z men become firmly adherents of MAGA philosophy,” he explains.

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Why Kamala Harris’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Strategy Might Not be Enough

Gen Z men could swing the election. Trump knows that.

Daniel Pfeiffer: I’m Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of “Pod Save America,” author of the Message Box newsletter, and I was Barack Obama’s communications director.

This week, Kamala Harris announced a huge media blitz. She’s doing the traditional stuff like “60 Minutes” and “The View,” but she’s also doing podcasts like “Call Her Daddy,” which is a huge podcast with a massive audience of young women.

Audio clip of “Call Her Daddy”:

Alex Cooper: I have seen girls on the street walk up to men, do you know where a tampon goes? Do you know how many we use? Do you know what a X or Y or Z is? And they don’t know the answer.