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Trump’s Bro-Whispering Could Cost Democrats Too Many Young Men
The New York Times ^ | 10/21/2024 | John Della Volpe

Posted on 10/21/2024 12:14:39 PM PDT by edwinland

...Unlike other recent Republican presidential nominees, Donald Trump is making young men a central focus of his campaign. If effective, his effort could peel enough away from the Democratic Party to transform the country’s electoral math for years to come.

Recent data from the Harvard Youth Poll ... for the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, reveals ... the share of young men identifying as registered Democrats has dropped by seven percentage points, while those identifying as Republicans have increased by seven points — a net shift of 14 points in just four years. Young women, during the same period, shifted two points away from the Republicans.

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Nearly three-quarters of Gen Z men report feeling regularly stressed by an uncertain future, stirring painful memories of the Great Recession they witnessed as children. These feelings erode self-esteem and diminish their interest in personal relationships and long-term planning, leading many to describe their future as “bleak,” “unclear” and “scary.”

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Mr. Trump has tapped these anxieties by weaving a hypermasculine message of strength and defiance into his broader narrative that undermines confidence in democratic institutions. And it’s working ... he cut what was once a 19-percentage point Democratic margin among registered young male voters (50 percent Mr. Biden, 31 percent Mr. Trump) roughly in half (48 percent Ms. Harris, 38 percent Mr. Trump) in our poll.

His playbook? A master class in bro-whispering: championing crypto, securing the endorsement of Dave Portnoy — the unapologetically offensive founder of Barstool Sports — and giving U.F.C. President Dana White, who embodies the alpha-male archetype that appeals to many young men, a prime spot at the Republican National Convention. Mr. Trump has also cultivated relationships with simpatico comedians, pranksters, influencers and Silicon Valley billionaires like Elon Musk ...

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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The author tiptoes up to the point of saying that the Democratic Party has nothing to offer young men, and Trump is the only one who cares about their future. But then he thinks about eating alone at the Faculty Club for the rest of his life so he switches to:

Donald Trump has gained ground with Gen Z by systematically exploiting the fears and insecurities of young men, making them feel that their masculinity and future are under siege.

In which he completely contradicts the beginning of his article where he says the hopelessness young men feel arises from "a broader crisis of confidence and purpose, rooted in economic insecurity and social disconnection."

Note also that Democrats "address" voters concerns but Trump "taps into" them.

1 posted on 10/21/2024 12:14:39 PM PDT by edwinland
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To: edwinland

Their fear is palatable.


2 posted on 10/21/2024 12:15:37 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: All

what if one is hypermasculine and regularly offensive to cat ladies

should i go see someone


3 posted on 10/21/2024 12:19:12 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: edwinland

Bro-whispering.

Like all cults they have their own weird vocabulary.


4 posted on 10/21/2024 12:20:43 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

Or they just pull crap out of their azz


5 posted on 10/21/2024 12:23:03 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: edwinland

One of Trump’s best lines at the Al Smith dinner was his bit about “White Dudes for Harris”, i.e., “It’s okay. Their wives and their wives’ lovers are voting for me.” The message: if you’re the sort of “white dude” who wants to be in Kamala’s camp: you’re a cuckold.


6 posted on 10/21/2024 12:23:06 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: SteveH

>> should i go see someone

Nah, but stay busy offending lots of cat ladies! Please and Thank You.


7 posted on 10/21/2024 12:23:10 PM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: irishjuggler

I was watching love is blind because I was bored the other day, and some shrill cow woman was complaining because the man she picked wouldn’t go down on her!

I was like ... I DONT BLAME HIM! you are a PIG! It makes me want to puke just thinking of it!

Luckily they eventually called it off, the guy dodged a bullet with that one!


8 posted on 10/21/2024 12:26:27 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: edwinland

Maybe young men are tired of being told their are worth less than dog shit? Maybe an uplifting, can-do, strong masculine message from an Alpha Male appeals to them?


9 posted on 10/21/2024 12:30:59 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (It should be illegal to be here illegally. It should be a crime to be committing crimes in the USA.)
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To: V_TWIN

“they just pull crap out of their azz

The NYT has pulling crap like this out of their azz ten times a day lately. It’s a bottomless well of brainless crap.


10 posted on 10/21/2024 12:31:59 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (It should be illegal to be here illegally. It should be a crime to be committing crimes in the USA.)
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To: edwinland

First Lab to analyze this wins a prize!


11 posted on 10/21/2024 12:34:01 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: edwinland

hypermasculinity,masculinity


12 posted on 10/21/2024 12:34:26 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

And in the next 2 weeks they’ll be in overdrive


13 posted on 10/21/2024 12:35:01 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: edwinland

Oh they have something to offer: these young men might be getting out while they still have their balls .


14 posted on 10/21/2024 12:36:10 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: edwinland

“by weaving a hypermasculine message of strength and defiance”

Good, that is precisely what is required of young men.


15 posted on 10/21/2024 12:40:35 PM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: edwinland

Ohhhh! Bro-whispering!

How diabolical — and at a McDonald’s no less.

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NYT has wet the bed.


16 posted on 10/21/2024 12:41:10 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Rurudyne

XD XD... you’d think that position would make it real hard for these degenerate commies to gain support.

I maintain, they are fabricating a LOT of their support.


17 posted on 10/21/2024 12:42:14 PM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: edwinland

Trump is just supporting masculinity, which should be considered normal, and desirable, rather than “hyper.” While there are some people who might be called hypermasculine, that usually requires steroids and a low IQ and they tend to cull themselves.

Funny thing- I notice liberals never use the term “hyperfemininity.” Or rarely use even femininity, unless they attach an ism to it. Isn’t that odd?


18 posted on 10/21/2024 12:43:24 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yup. And black men in particular are tired of being treated like mildly retarded victims.


19 posted on 10/21/2024 12:48:12 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: TexasFreeper2009
I was watching love is blind

I've never heard of it, but I can't imagine ever being bored enough to watch a show with that title, and given your snippet of the content, I will never watch it.

20 posted on 10/21/2024 12:49:36 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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