The election in the United States

The election in the United States The electoral movement

Harris's biggest enemy in the race for the White House: Sexism

Kamala Harris is attempting something historic when, as a presidential candidate, she can become America's first female president, but she faces a familiar enemy – sexism, writes the Washington Post.

The big question is: Is America ready to elect a female president? The answer, according to both polls and interviews with voters, pundits and campaign strategists: Yes, but... The fact is, Harris faces a bigger uphill battle just because she's a woman with far less margin for error. The Washington Post mentions some challenges:

• Women must prove themselves strong enough to be leaders, but must not be too tough at the risk of being disliked.

• If female candidates have young children, voters often question how she will be able to take care of them.

• Women are certainly seen as more honest and trustworthy, but if they fall off the pedestal, it is often more difficult for them to climb back up.

But, writes the newspaper, Harris could lose for several reasons other than the fact that she is a woman.

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Voter: "Never thought I would vote for a woman"

Sexism is still portrayed as one of Kamala Harris' biggest threats in the fight to become the next president of the United States, writes the Washington Post. 38-year-old Sara White is skeptical about having a woman in the White House.

- I don't think I would ever vote for a woman to become president. Women are a bit everywhere and nowhere.

But some time later, after seeing the Harris campaign's ads, White has begun to change his position on the presidential candidate. At the same time, she worries about the fact that Harris is a woman: "Will people respect her?".

60-year-old Dean Johnson believes the United States is ready for a female president, but not Kamala Harris because "she's a puppet."

- She will not become commander-in-chief, so I have nothing to worry about. I'm telling you, it won't happen.

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The election in the USA  The state of public opinion
Analysis: "Is more uncertain about the outcome of the election than ever"

With almost two weeks to go until the US election, CNN political analyst Harry Enten feels more uncertain about the outcome of the election than ever before. Enten points to several uncertainty factors: the extremely even state of opinion where the numbers are within the margin of error, the difficulties with opinion polls in the wave master states and the fact that more people are jumping between parties today.

This means that the election will probably be decided by a group of voters - those who have not yet decided, he writes.

Just by looking at the polls, it is impossible to tell who is leading: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, writes Politico political analyst Steven Shepard. The reason is not only that they are even, but that the ones that are made are not very reliable.

Shepard notes that there have not been any large elaborate surveys published recently and believes that this is due to the fact that these have become increasingly expensive to do in combination with the reduction of media budgets.

The question is whether the balances from Real Clear Politics and 538 give voters a "distorted picture" of the situation, he writes.