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Making the Argument with Nick Freitas

How to Win Gen Z in 2026 and beyond with Brilyn Hollyhand

Making the Argument with Nick Freitas

Nick Freitas

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.9 β€’ 992 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The Youth Vote seems to be shifting in a way we have never seen before. Is this the beginning of a new era or just a fad? Today we will discuss those questions and get some answers.

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00:00:00 – Analyzing How Gen Z Will Vote in Midterms

00:03:36 – Why Authenticity Is the Most Vital Trait for Leadership

00:05:21 – What Does Gen Z Specifically Want From Their Politicians?

00:08:46 – Why Young Men Are Abandoning the Modern Democratic Party

00:12:07 – Young Women Standing Up for Femininity and Traditional Spaces

00:17:44 – Generating Voter Interest and Motivation for the Midterm Elections

00:20:32 – A Three-Point Strategy for Republicans to Win the Midterms

00:27:59 – Defining the Difference Between Citizens and Consumers of Government

00:29:03 – Understanding the Primary Issues That Motivate Gen Z Voters

00:33:07 – Why the Socialist Experiment Ultimately Fails in American Cities

00:34:37 – Reclaiming the American Dream and Fighting for the Family

00:42:47 – Why Young Men Are Seeking Meaning Through Faith and Family

00:48:40 – Finding Your True Identity in Christ Rather Than Politics

00:50:10 – Where to Find Brilyn Hollyhand and Final Podcast Thoughts

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to making the argument. Gen Z, how are they going to vote? I mean, midterms are coming

0:05.0

up and let's face it. I think most of us are happy so far with what has been going on within

0:10.2

the Trump administration, but we realize that Congress can be part of the problem. In fact,

0:15.6

we're all pretty happy with what Trump has done. We're a little bit more frustrated what the

0:19.6

Congress has failed to do.

0:21.6

And this leads us to the big question because typically what happens in midterms, not always,

0:26.0

but typically the party that controls the White House loses seats. However, people are actually,

0:32.7

at least on the conservative side, pretty happy with Trump. It's Congress that they're frustrated with.

0:36.2

The question is, is how will people turn out and vote? And specifically, how will the youth turn out and vote? Because for as long as I've been tracking politics, we've always known one thing. The youth vote left, except they're not really voting that way anymore. In fact, when you look at the stats, especially when you're looking at Gen Z, when you're looking like 18, 20, 21, 22,

0:58.4

did you know that Trump won a majority of young white men? He also won a majority of young white women.

1:06.2

In fact, he won a majority of minority men. So something has been changing, something is going on, but will it remain?

1:15.5

Well, I decided rather than having a 46-year-old man like myself opine on this,

1:19.9

I decided to bring on something that might know a little bit something about it.

1:22.9

Briland, Holly Hand, how you doing, man?

1:25.6

Hey, Nick, good to see you. Thanks for having me.

1:27.3

Good to see you as well. I have the pleasure of meeting Breylin at an event with Family Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia. And I got to say, I was impressed. I had seen him, you know, I'd seen him speaking events before I had seen clips of it, I should say. But look, you can clip anything. The question is,

1:44.8

can the guy actually hold his own when he's getting live questions. And I can tell you right

1:48.9

now, he can. I was absolutely impressed by the depth and breadth of his knowledge, especially

1:54.5

for someone so young. So, Bryland, we actually did pretty well with Gen Z. I was surprised,

2:03.2

why? Why do you think we did pretty well with Gen Z. I was surprised, right? Why? Why do you think,

2:07.8

why do you think we did so well with Gen Z last time around? Well, first of all, speaking of surprises, I don't think it's surprised to anybody that white dudes for Harris wasn't a good campaign

2:11.8

strategy and the lack of bumper stickers that I saw didn't really translate into the votes for Kamala Harris from

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