Benevolent sexism competed with hypermasculinity in high-stakes campaigns in the US and Ireland

In the last weeks of the 2024 United States presidential campaign, the candidates and their supporters made a final plea to voters. Polls revealing a gender gap in support for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prompted the Harris campaign, in particular, to attempt to engage men in its messaging about women’s rights.

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