The Democrats need to figure out how to recapture the favor of young men. The Joe Rogans/Logan Pauls/Elon Musks/Tiktok/Podcast bros are doing serious damage to that demographic. Almost a +30 swing to the right in the 18-29 M category from 2020.
Since promoting a secure economic future is clearly not in the Democratic party game plan, maybe trick the Republicans into starting a war and then campaign on stopping it?
I am not sure what could hit at the self-interest of the 18-29M demographic other than the Selective Service.
Seems really simple to me: don't discuss literally everything BUT the concerns of poor white folks? Trump is full of shit but at least he lies TO the majority population. The Dems either ignore, talk down to or dismiss the majority of their constituents. When you make literally every talking point about marginalized groups or the Ukraine or whatever you have no chance of convincing someone to switch to your side because you underline that their concerns are not a priority or even on your radar.
If you spend a quarter of your time discussing transgender athletes or unisex bathrooms 99% of people don't have a personal stake in that. In other words, the Dems aren't doing the fundamental job of politicking, which is to engage with their constituents on the topics that matter to them directly.
Most of their economic policies, Medicare for Seniors, etc. apply to poor White folks as much as anyone. Harris never campaigned on trans issues whatsoever.
> The Democrats need to figure out how to recapture the favor of young men.
> The Joe Rogans/Logan Pauls/Elon Musks/Tiktok/Podcast bros are doing serious damage to that demographic.
The attempt was immediately killed upon the next sentence.
The Dems failed with this kind of thinking: It's a prescriptivist ideology that thinks it knows better and that doesn't need to actually listen to the concerns of who they're diagnosing.
How to start off on a better footing? Start with:
"They're right about their feelings, but try to find the genuine sources for them and *don't* snark back."
The last 3 words are important to the point that it needs to be drilled in: *DON'T SNARK BACK.*
Engage in their language and point to alternate sources of their frustrations. Bernie was great at this, and knew to engage with them in a supportive manner, whilst still pointing out new sources for their frustrations.
