Kamala touts herself as protector of women on top podcast as husband faces assault accusations

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 October 7, 2024

Kamala Harris sought to tap into a widening gender divide with an appearance on "Call Her Daddy," a podcast popular with young women.

Like she has done frequently on the campaign trail, Harris touted her past as a prosecutor, painting herself as a defender of vulnerable women who have experienced abuse.

Harris was never asked about accusations that her husband, Doug Emhoff, hit a woman - as host Alex Cooper engaged in a mostly friendly interview on Harris' favorite topic: abortion.

Kamala ignores abuse

The Harris campaign has held up Emhoff as a role model for a softer form of masculinity, but recent reports have belied his benign image.

The Daily Mail reported last week, citing three anonymous sources, that Emhoff "forcefully" slapped an ex-girlfriend at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

Emhoff denied the accusations, but he previously admitted to cheating on his ex-wife with a nanny whom Emhoff allegedly impregnated.

During her chat with Cooper, Harris shared a familiar story about a high school friend who has abused, and how it inspired her to become a prosecutor.

Harris also shared her advice for women who are in relationships with abusive men - pointedly avoiding the allegations against her own husband.

“The first thing that I would say to anyone going through it is tell someone that you trust. Don’t, don’t quietly suffer. You have done nothing wrong,” she said.

Popular podcast

Polling reflects a significant gender gap between the candidates, with Trump and Harris struggling with female and male voters, respectively.

Throughout the interview, Harris blasted Trump as a threat to women and their autonomy, citing his role in overturning Roe v. Wade. 

Harris has also cited Trump's civil verdict in a sexual abuse and defamation case in predominantly liberal New York to attack him as a sexual predator.

Cooper prefaced her interview by saying she invited Donald Trump on the show, which is No.2. on Spotify. "Call Her Daddy" has an overwhelmingly female, politically diverse audience and typically focuses on sex and relationships.

“I am so aware I have a very mixed audience when it comes to politics, so please hear me when I say my goal today is not to change your political affiliation.”

Cooper said her interest in women's rights led her to get involved in the election after some hesitation.

“At the end of the day, I couldn’t see a world in which one of the main conversations of this election is women and I’m not a part of it," she said.

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