The Democrat Party has a plan to win over the young men of America, and boy, is it a doozy.
President Donald Trump won in 2024 in part because young men joined his campaign and resonated with his message. This comes after years of being pushed away from the Democrats in favor of anyone who isn’t a straight, white man.
Perhaps realizing their error, the left is now coming up with schemes to entice them back into the party, such as going to the gym. Because who doesn’t like talking politics while they lift?
This will be really amusing to watch pic.twitter.com/Qi9hnGIoDA
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 1, 2025
The article itself is as bad as the headline.
Across the political spectrum, craving the surefire sense of accomplishment the gym provides is an age-old response to an unstable political and economic environment. And historically, championing physical fitness with appeals to American manliness has not been a partisan issue. If the SAM initiative is going to net the Democrats more than online snark, its leaders should appreciate that this history suggests the party’s path forward might just begin at the gym.
In the vast digital universe targeting young men, the idea that exercise is imperative to self-actualization is inescapable. It’s most obvious in fitness-focused influencers like Ashton Hall, whose six-hour “morning routine” recently racked up nearly a billion views on X. But plenty of public figures with grander concerns insist exercise is integral to achievement. Take Andrew Tate’s obsession with “plummeting masculinity” or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to make America healthy again.
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That suggestion went about as well as you’d expect on social media:
“How do you, fellow straight guys?”
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 1, 2025
I’m not sure why it’s so hard to pretty much do the opposite of what they have been doing.
— Hermit⛺ (@CryptoHermit_) June 1, 2025
— Haikus From Underground (@HaikusFromUnder) June 1, 2025
“Men enjoy ‘working out’ in gyms. We’re almost certain of it.”
— Chris Wren (@ChrisD_1999) June 2, 2025
Be warned conservatives!! pic.twitter.com/ZLXBZzV663
— Jammles (@jammles9) June 1, 2025
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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