It's 2024 and gender still a bigger ‘hurdle' for Harris than it was for Hillary, polls show

Kamala Harris's gender is a bigger 'hurdle' for her than it was for Hillary Clinton in 2016 in the US presidential elections, according to a recent poll. It suggests that Donald Trump' s gender, on the other hand, might prove to be an advantage for him in the upcoming polls.
The shift in US adults' attitudes towards the first and second female major-party nominees is mainly influenced by Democrats, with Republicans showing only a slight shift in their views.
The poll also studies how the three have viewed gender as a part of their electoral campaign with Harris focusing less on the history-making potential of her win.

While about 30% of Democratic men believed Clinton's gender would impact her negatively "somewhat" or "a lot" before her loss to Trump, around half now express similar concerns regarding Harris, The Associated Press-NORC poll suggests.
Nearly 40% Democratic women believed Clinton's gender would be a disadvantage, while about half now feel the same way about Harris.
In contrast, Republican men have shown only a slight shift in their views, and Republican women’s perspectives have remained unchanged.
Meanwhile, Americans are increasingly viewing Trump's gender, who often plays the song 'Macho Man' over his entries at rallies, as an advantage in his election prospects.
Over 40% of US adults now believe that being a man will help his chances, a rise from about 30% when the same question was posed in an AP-NORC poll during his 2016 campaign.
Only about a quarter of Americans now believe Harris’ gender “won’t make a difference” in her chances of being elected this fall, a decrease from the one-third who felt that way about Clinton in 2016.
Meanwhile, just under half think Trump’s gender won’t affect his prospects, down from approximately 60% during his initial campaign.

Donald Trump has appealed to younger men by promoting a masculine image, notably through his appearances at mixed martial arts events and football games.
Harris, on the other hand, places less emphasis on the groundbreaking aspect of her potential victory compared to Clinton, even though electing a woman president could energize her supporters.
Trump has recently began referring to himself as a “protector” of women.
Harris highlights reproductive rights in her campaign, particularly criticizing Trump's appointment of three Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn the federally guaranteed right to abortion.