Democrats Have a Man Problem
Despite helping Trump win in 2024, young men are quickly souring on him: 59% of 18–29-year-old men now disapprove of Trump, and 47% believe he’s hurting the economy, according to a new Harvard IOP poll. While economic anxiety and anti-Establishment sentiment drove their initial support, 56% of young men say they’re fearful about the future. They’re... See more
Benchwarmers and Workhorses
Men don’t have a unifying force of women-as-jerks or oppressors. Men’s purpose in being trained to kill was, ironically, at least in part to protect the sex that now considers them the “oppressor.” To die for a woman’s love is one thing. To die for women who think of him as a jerk, enemy, or “oppressor” feels more like saving the enemy. The challen
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Brotherhood, Not Bureaucracies
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Regardless of who wins, these two trends will delegitimize Democrats as the party of the working class or people of color:
Black and Latino men defecting in larger numbers than ever. This cancels the monopoly the party claims on anti-racism and civil rights. You can’t have this many defections and claim you’re still representative of people of color
The Electoral Problem for Democrats: It's the Neoliberalism, Stupid
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