During his radio show on Wednesday morning, a dejected Howard Stern discussed Kamala Harris' loss, noting that he was worried men wouldn't be willing to support a female candidate.
Stern has a unique grasp on the current political climate having been a one-time friend of Donald Trump and having conducted interviews with Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The radio host has been a strong supporter of Harris, urging his listeners to vote for her.
This morning, the host had to do a bit of a post-mortem on Trump's victory and what it would mean for the country. He began by saying, "I think Kamala was a fine candidate. She’s a fine woman. The problem I had is that I thought [President] Biden was doing a really good job, actually. But I understand why people said they had to switch."
Stern continued:
"If I could go back in time and turn the time machine on, I think what would have been a better process would have been if Joe Biden said, ‘Hey, I did a good job and I’m ready to hand over the baton.’ And then let people in the Democratic Party nominate someone through the process of voting, through the primaries — that would’ve been idea."
The host closed,
"At the time when Kamala was chosen by Joe Biden, I said, sadly — I hate to say this, because I was a big Hillary Clinton supporter — I don’t think America can vote for a woman. I say this because I know men. I know how men talk behind closed doors"