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Gavin Newsom’s Son is a Republican
And other signs of the political apocalypse.
“Why Generation Z Embraced Trump: Students discuss young men and first time voters shifting toward the Republican Party,” the Wall Street Journal attempted to explain the phenomenon for its readers this week.
Five months after the election of President Donald Trump, Democratic Party analysts, campaign consultants, pollsters, and journalists are still dissecting the results of November’s election.
“As a 21-year-old male first-time voter, I cast my ballot for President Trump — something I would have been reluctant to do 12 months prior,” one disenchanted young conservative voter told the WSJ. “From the left, young men have only been told how bad we are. Strength, assertiveness, and ambition are decried as ‘toxic masculinity.’ Well-intentioned diversity initiatives discriminate against men. The American dream feels unachievable, but not for illegal immigrants receiving housing, food, and healthcare. Young men bear the cost of seemingly endless wars.”
“Contrast this with the Trump campaign,” he continued. “Front and center was the economy, which was the №1 issue among men. Mr. Trump campaigned in traditionally male spaces to exchange ideas, and he connected with our desire to be proud of our country. Finally, watching Mr. Trump take a bullet, just to get up and yell…
