Democrats Plan to Win Back Young Men: Hilarity Ensues
27th May 2025
Democratic Party strategists are hoping to win back young men through a new $20 million effort called “Speaking With American Men.”
What’s being labeled a “Strategic Plan” is an attempt to “study the syntax, language, and content that gains attention and virality in these [online] spaces.”
The plan recommends buying advertisements in video games and cautions Democrats to “shift from a moralizing tone.” The plan raised some eyebrows after excerpts of it were published by The New York Times, not least because the Democratic National Committee recently announced it might be holding another election in June that could result in the ouster of the youngest male member of the leadership team.
David Hogg was elected one of the DNC’s four vice chairs, but faced blowback after he refused to sign a neutrality policy that asked members to avoid activity that would “call into question their impartiality and evenhandedness,” instituted by DNC Chair Ken Martin. Instead, he said he would work to unseat some Democrat incumbent legislators.
“People say they want change in the Democratic Party; but really, they want change so long as it doesn’t potentially endanger their position of power,” Hogg told The New York Times after announcing his intention to seek primary challengers for some Democrat incumbents.