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Democrats, progressive leftists and feminists are stunned that a female presidential candidate has been rejected by women in favor of someone they see as a deplorable misogynist.

But why the shock? If women continually see their rights eroded by the very people who are supposed to stand up for and support them, then obviously they will revolt.

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The election of Donald Trump is a backlash against a host of woke policies that have harmed women, set back the feminist cause, and damaged American culture and society.

On Tuesday, millions of women held their noses and voted for a man they might find distasteful and loathsome, but who they feel will stand up for their rights.

Conformable Ms, a magazine devoted to feminist issues and founded by feminist icon Gloria Steinem, most Americans just elected a misogynistic, sexist, and racist president.

“Voters chose a dark vision of America that gave voice to the grievances of white men over a vision of inclusion that prioritized reproductive rights, as well as health care, child care, and other issues of special concern to women,” it said. in the communique.

But hidden in the diatribe against the incoming president was a passing comment that is key to Trump’s victory.

“Women’s votes did not come in large enough numbers for Harris to overcome Trump’s lead among men,” the magazine said.

A CBC headline featured a similar story: The female wave fell short for Kamala Harris. What happened?

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What happened is that a large number of women switched their vote from Democrats to Trump. The wave wasn’t just short, suggesting that women didn’t turn out to vote, it changed direction.

The question then is why did those women avoid Kamala Harris knowing Trump’s reputation?

An NBC News exit poll found that in 2020, 57 percent of women voted for Joe Biden, compared to 42 percent for Trump (a 15-point difference). This week, this had changed to 54% for Harris and 44% for Trump (a ten point difference).

A CNN poll had a narrower margin of just eight points between the two and noted that when Hillary Clinton lost in 2016, she had a 13-point lead over Trump in the women’s vote.

Harris may have won the support of the majority of women, but there was clearly a “wave” of women who switched their vote, a surprise to Democrats and pundits.

At his final rally on Monday, Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, said women would send Trump a big message on Election Day.

“Folks, this becomes quite simple now: Kamala and I trust women,” he said in Detroit. “Now, tomorrow, women across America, of all ages, from both parties, will send a message loud and clear to Donald Trump.”

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But it turned out that the message was to the Democrats.

Why the big switch?

Maybe it was the economy. Women are not immune to the high cost of living that plagues the United States as it is in Canada. However, the economy is improving, so why leave a “progressive” party where women usually feel at home in favor of someone who, according to the lady, is so obnoxious?

The answer may be that it is a backlash against revivalist policies that have consistently seen women’s rights marginalized. Women are rightfully upset when they see biological men competing against women, and they see biological men in locker rooms, safe spaces, and even prisons.

If there is a war on women, it is being waged by the progressive left who are prepared to sacrifice women’s rights on the sacred altar of wokeism.

Republicans have rightly exploited this.

One of Trump’s most prominent attack ads against Harris ended with the words, “Kamala’s agenda is them/them, not you.”

It was simple but effective, highlighting the culture wars and clearly demarcating where the parties stood.

Enfranchising women around the world was long, arduous and often deadly. It has only been 100 years since women were given the right to vote in America and Canada.

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And yet, in just a few years, many of the rights and protections women thought they could take for granted were stripped away. It is women who have to bear the brunt of progressive policies of awakening.

There are some lessons Justin Trudeau could learn from the US election. But perhaps the biggest one is that calling yourself a feminist means nothing unless you actually stand up for women’s rights.

TERF (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist) was an insult. Now it’s a badge of honor worn by women fed up with woke politics and tired of being second-class citizens.

And it is the rise of TERFs that may have put Trump in the White House.

National Post

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