“The View” cohosts disagree after Sara Haines says people should vote for presidential candidate with a 'good heart'
It's not all "sunshine and unicorns and puppy dog tails," Sunny Hostin argued.
Sara Haines urged voters to support politicians with a "good heart" during The View's lively discussion about the upcoming presidential election, but her cohosts aren't so sure good hearts will move the needle during such a contentious political cycle.
During Friday's episode of the talk show, Haines stressed the importance of integrity and believes Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has a good heart. "I think integrity doesn't have a sex, gender, or race. Character doesn't have it, goodness doesn't have it," said Haines. "So specifically in this election, when people are trying to look for what they want, I would say when someone's making big decisions about our lives, which one has a good heart?"
She continued, "Because I don't care what experience a heart has. You could put me in as president tomorrow and I promise I would offend some people, but I would never lose sight of what mattered because I have a good heart." Haines said it was clear that "there is a good heart in this election and that's what I would say people need to vote for."
Joy Behar contended that Harris would "be a shoo-in" if she were a man, calling Republican nominee Donald Trump's candidacy a "dire" situation. "It's incompetence and racism on one side and competence on the other side," Behar said. "And a woman, she happens to be a woman. I keep saying if she were a man, this would be a shoe-in."
"And think about it," interjected Ana Navarro. "There's not a single former Republican president or nominee out there [who has supported] Donald Trump because they hate him!" In response, Behar called on George W. Bush to officially endorse Harris.
Sunny Hostin then challenged Haines' comments about a candidate with a "good heart," noting that the situation is not all "sunshine and unicorns and puppy dog tails."
"I think it was Elizabeth Warren, correct me if I'm wrong, when she was here and said, you know, 'You don't have to vote for Kamala because she's a woman, but don't vote against her because she's a woman,'" recalled Hostin. "And I think that that should be a resounding message. That was Pelosi. That was Nancy Pelosi. I think that's just a really important point, and Sara, you are sunshine and unicorns and puppy dog tails and that's great, but, you know, we can't poll people's hearts."
Hostin continued, "And we can't see into people's hearts. So when we're looking at these polls and who is voting for Trump, you've got 53 percent of white women that voted for him in 2020. We've got to reach those women. We've got to reach those ridiculous crazy Black men that did vote for Trump. We've got to reach those people. We've got to reach the Cuban men in Miami that overwhelmingly voted for Trump. I don't know what their hearts look like, but I know what they vote."
This prompted Haines to clarify her comments. "I'm not speaking to people's hearts, and I am sunshine and rainbows, but I am not Pollyanna in this world," she said. "What I'm speaking to is when you resonate with someone's heart, and Kamala has a good heart. Alyssa and I were speaking after she was here and one thing Alyssa finished with is, regardless of how someone answers the questions or how they perform or how they navigate it, her empathy resonates."
Added Haines, "She is a good person at the end of the day. So what I'm saying is I do trust the good in humanity. Stop putting black and white policy on paper like, what does this stand for?" When you check in with your heart, said Haines, "there is one clear person to vote for."
Harris appeared on The View earlier this week, where she spoke about her policy priorities and called out Trump's "callousness." She also addressed Maya Rudolph's recent impersonation of her on Saturday Night Live, calling the comedian "so good."
The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC.
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