Young Male Viewers Aren't Anti-Democrat, They're Anti-Failure

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Since President Obama won the presidency in 2008, Democrats have long believed that younger voters would automatically vote Democratic because of the Republican Party's extreme positions on social issues. But the 2024 election disproved that when Donald Trump made significant gains with male Gen Z voters proving that the Democrats have a young male problem. While the same Gen Z male voters who voted for Trump have soured on him in large numbers, this doesn't mean they will automatically swing back to the Democrats in the 2026 midterms; however, they remain a winnable voting block. On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, we're joined by Arianna Jones, executive director of NextGen America, to provide insight into what Gen Z voters, especially male Gen Z voters, view on the state of the two party system. Jones confirms many of our theories about why 44% of Gen Z voters are unaffiliated and the type of political leaders they want in charge. We also gain a better understanding of how Gen Z realizes the real threat of fascism under Trump's second term and the growing anxiety surrounding AI under the control of billionaires like Elon Musk. There's a lot to dive into in this episode but one thing is clear: Democrats cannot take Gen Z voters for granted. Especially since they will make up more than 50 million eligible voters in time for the 2028 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.7	Hey, everybody.
0:32.8	Welcome back to the Find out podcast.
0:34.7	You've just got Luke and I today,
0:36.4	but we have a very special guest
0:38.0	on a very important topic today. We have Ariana Jones from NextGen America, who is joining
0:44.8	us to talk about some findings of a focus group on young voters. So, Ariana, thank you for
0:49.9	joining us today. Thanks so much for having me. So before we dive into the focus groups, could you just tell our audience a little bit
0:57.2	about what NextGen does?
0:59.0	Yeah, NextGen is an organization that's really focused on building right now year-round community
1:07.9	on college campuses.
1:08.9	So basically we're creating student-run clubs where
1:11.5	young people can organize. They can take action together. The ultimate goal being that they
1:15.9	engage civically, so we get them registered to vote, educate them on the issues and get them out.
1:20.7	Right. And so obviously, you know, Democrats at 2024 didn't do so well with young voters
1:26.1	as they traditionally have, in particular with younger
1:29.2	men. So you guys have done a focus group here. And I'll let you explain what it is and we'll
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