Conservative Men Lose It Over Ads Reminding Women They Can Vote Without Husband’s Approval
In a new Harris ad, Julia Roberts tells women they “have a right to choose” in the voting booth regardless of their husband’s politics, and “no one will ever know." Fox News’ Jesse Watters threatened “D-Day” in response.
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As polling shows a steady gender gap between support for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Julia Roberts narrates a new ad for Harris with the progressive evangelical group Vote Common Good, in which Roberts reminds women they can vote for Harris secretly, without their husband’s knowledge.
“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want and no one will ever know,” Roberts says, referring to voting booths. Another Vote Common Good ad for Harris’ campaign shows a wife attending a polling place with her pro-Trump husband and, herself, clandestinely voting for Harris.
Since the ads came out on Monday, conservative men have proven why such a message might be helpful to women. On Wednesday, Fox News host Jesse Watters—who met his current wife while she interned for him, after he slashed her tires—declared, “If I found out Emma [Watters’ wife] was going into the voting booth and pulling the lever for Harris, that’s the same thing as having an affair. That violates the sanctity of our marriage. What else is she keeping from me?” (Watters would know a little something about extramarital affairs, given that he and his current wife began their relationship while he was married to someone else.) Watters continued, “That would be D-Day.” Believe it or not, threatening to inflict “D-Day” on your spouse should she vote against your political views actually makes it pretty clear why some women might need to know they can vote secretly.
jesse: if i found out my wife secretly voted for harris, “that’s the same thing as having an affair… that violates the sanctity of our marriage… that would be D Day” pic.twitter.com/nbZF3U4X1R