In an interview after the event, Bush said he was disappointed by the gender gap between men and women who supported Trump and Harris. Arizona pollster’s latest poll HighGround Public Relations It found a nearly 10 percentage point difference between men and women planning to vote for vice president.

“If you want to be a man with a family, don’t you care about the person you want to have a family with? If you want to be a provider like the classic American Dream, don’t you think billionaires should pay their fair share of taxes so your family doesn’t go broke trying to buy your first home? Like, I don’t understand why one side would demonize anyone who’s not old, not rich — and when I talk rich, I talk like super rich, like a billionaire,” Bush said. “So does anyone think they’re defending us?”

Jefferson McGough, a 22-year-old civil engineering student, said reproductive rights, preventing democratic backsliding and transportation access are among his top issues this election season. He had already voted for Harris, but noted that some of his friends on campus shared different political views.

McGough said the Harris campaign has done a good job of supporting abortion rights.

“It’s important for women all over the country and it’s very popular in terms of choice. They talk about it a lot, they emphasize it, and I think that’s a good thing,” McGough said.