Caitlin Jenner tells Larry Elder to withdraw from California recall after past comments on women

Caitlin Jenner called on Larry Elder to withdraw from the race on Friday to replace governor Gavin Newson In the forthcoming California governor’s recall election, Elder cited comments on women in an article published 21 years ago.

Jenner is an Olympian and reality TV celebrity, and is one of 46 candidates who will challenge Newsom in the upcoming September 14th recall election. Jenner ran for the election as a Republican.

Elder, the conservative radio host who launched the governor’s campaign last month, also ran for the election as a Republican and was identified as the best Republican candidate in the field in recent polls.

“‘[W]Omens have less understanding of political issues, economics and current affairs than men. @拉里尔德 Exit immediately,” Jenner tweeted shortly before noon on Friday local time. “You are not what California wants, let alone what we need. I am the proud father of a very strong, smart, and successful woman.You are as bad as me @加文新森 For women. “

The lines Jenner quoted about women came from an article Elderly Capitalist journal The article was published in May 2000. The focus of this article is on the “SHE problem”, which Elder identified at the time as topics of interest to female voters, such as social security, healthcare, and education.Take the presidency elections in 1992 and 1996 as an example Bill ClintonElder, who is popular among female voters, wrote that “smart” politics “requires attention to the’women’s issue’.”

Elder’s article went on to quote a recent paper published by researchers at the Annenberg Center for Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Elder’s article stated that the researchers’ findings “confirm that women lack understanding of these issues.”

“Women have less understanding of political issues, economics and current affairs than men,” Elder wrote in the article. “good news Democratic Party,bad news Republicans. Because the less you know, the easier it is to manipulate. “

In recent days, Elder has been criticized by Democrats and some of his Republicans for the content of that reappearing article.In a debate on candidates for removal hosted by the former mayor of San Diego CapRadio on Tuesday Kevin Faulkner, Another Republican who challenged Newsom, right Capitalist journal Articles and other controversial comments Elder’s comments on pregnant women. Elder did not participate in the CapRadio debate and stated that he does not intend to participate in any debate unless Newsom is present.

Faulkner continues his criticism of Elder Twitter Wednesday morning Attached is a clip of Tuesday’s debate. “We deserve a governor who doesn’t think women are equal to men,” Falcona wrote.

At the same time, California Democratic Party An ad was posted on Twitter on Wednesday showing the same sentence that Jenner quoted in his tweet on Friday morning. The advertisement placed a photo of Elder next to the quote and determined that Elder is the “possible next governor of California” and will remove Newsom from his post if the recall is successful.

Elder opposes criticism against him Capitalist journal Article, arguing that this sentence is “distorting” a word he wrote more than twenty years ago.

“California. The Democrats despaired and slandered me, distorting what I wrote in the column 21 years ago,” Elder tweeted Wednesday afternoon.he Provide a link And encourage people to “make decisions for themselves.”

“Newson is afraid of losing power, as he should be,” Elder added in his tweet. “He will say anything to try to avoid the humiliating loss that is coming.”

Ma Ying, the communications director of the Elder campaign, told Weekly newspaper When contacted to comment on Jenner’s tweets, Elder will continue to focus on his campaign rather than arguing with his Republican candidates.

“Larry said from the first day that this was a recall election, not a Republican primary,” Ma said. “More than 1.7 million Californians have signed a petition calling for Gavin Newsom to be ousted, and the movement will focus on this rather than participating in a circular firing squad between alternative candidates.”