Dems Losing Their Grip on Gen Z?

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Dems Losing Their Grip on Gen Z?

David Strom at HotAir argues that the Democratic Party is losing its grip on key voter demographics, particularly young people. While affluent white liberal women (AWFLs) remain a stronghold for Democrats, younger voters—especially men—are shifting toward conservatism, mirroring trends seen in previous generations during conservative political movements. Strom writes that intersectional politics and progressive social policies have alienated young men.

From Strom:

Still, the gender gap is HUGE. Young women are vastly more liberal than young men, which may be due to the fact that our school systems demonize and penalize young men for their gender and race, elevating women to near the top of the intersectional hierarchy and loudly proclaiming men to be the oppressors in our society. Every deviation from the leftist orthodoxy is proof positive of growing racism and sexism, and it's natural for men and boys to be repelled by the accusations--and in some cases, become what they are accused of. Hence the growth of support for the Tate brothers.

(Side note: I am more skeptical of the Tate brothers’ “growth.” Is it something real or a media construct to paint young men becoming conservative because of a negative influence? Do the overwhelming number of those turning more conservative even know who the Tate brothers are? I am genuinely asking.)

Additionally, Strom asserts that working-class immigrants have significantly shifted away from the Democratic Party, contributing to Donald Trump’s electoral gains. He says that Democrats’ reliance on identity politics has backfired, fostering resentment rather than coalition-building.

Strom concludes:

Democrats have created a toxic brew in which their ideological positions--which they insist are the only path to "justice," push an increasingly large number of voters away from them, and their intersections strategy makes unifying the center-left and far-left in a common project. Liberal men are demonized as much as conservative men because the category they are tossed in is "men," not fellow liberals. Republicans tend to welcome newcomers into the coalition--see how many gays are enthusiastically moving Right and how Republicans have embraced them as a new part of the coalition.

Trump's cabinet is filled with gays, and some of the most successful conservative podcasters are gays.

The new Republican coalition appears to be ascendant, while Democrats keep shrinking their base.

I would never have guessed that Gen Z would become a key part of the Republican winning strategy, and as importantly neither would the Democrats have seen that coming.

RELATED: Democratic Pollster 'Shocked' At Gen Z's Conservative Shift (Newsweek)