Dem Gov Struggles To Explain Why Young Male Voters Are Walking Away From His Party

Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore struggled to give an answer Sunday on CNN as to why young men are walking away from his party.

With midterm elections around the corner, the Democratic Party has been attempting to regroup after losing key voting blocs they once had a strong hold on, including young male voters. On “State of the Union,” CNN host Dana Bash highlighted how President Donald Trump won over young men in November, asking if the governor believes there’s an issue with the party’s policies, message or both.

“Well, I think about the foundation for our race in the first place. It was young people. And a lot of it was young men, because I think we were speaking to them and not speaking at them,” Moore said.

“I think we were bringing them in. Because if you look at the data that we have about young men in our society, there is a fall off,” Moore added. “The level of suicide rate for young men has exploded. When you’re looking at the fact that the employment rate and the job participation numbers have not grown for young men in this country since 1964… ”

According to AP VoteCast, over half of male voters under 30 supported the president in November, a shift from 2020, when former President Joe Biden had won a similar share. While about 6 in 10 young white males voted for Trump, the president also pulled significant support from both Hispanic and black young men who had previously backed Democrats, according to the survey.

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Bash then jumped in, apologizing as she noted that while the governor had improved his support among young male voters at the state level, she asked if it was lacking for the party nationally.