Vance's commentary hints at a decades-old idea, popular in overlapping antidemocratic circles, that this country has a demographic crisis, couched in the notion that declining birthrates are destabilizing the economy.
His remark that making more babies is a good thing, while criticizing Kamala Harris as a childless cat lady, reflects right-wing identity politics that reduce women's worth to their reproductive choices.
When Vance refers to Harris and others as miserable childless cat ladies, he invokes sexist, racist stereotypes that reinforce a hierarchy of who counts as a 'real' woman in society.
Vance's attempts to navigate his criticisms of Harris while reinforcing traditional values highlight the current climate of right-wing identity politics revolving around motherhood and women's societal roles.
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