Liberal Audience Audibly Gasps As Clay Travis Explains Why Young Men Dislike Democrats
Chris Powell | February 14, 2025A crowd of predominantly liberal voters at the University of Chicago reacted in shock when sports and conservative commentator Clay Travis laid out his argument on why young men are increasingly turning away from the Democratic Party. The moment unfolded during an Institute of Politics (IOP) panel discussion titled “Divided We Stand 2025,” which explored the growing political and cultural gender divide among young Americans.
The event featured a discussion between political analysts and cultural commentators, including Daniel Cox, a researcher focusing on demographic trends, and journalist Magdalene Taylor. As the conversation delved into the shifting political landscape among young men, Cox noted that while young men have not necessarily become more conservative, they have increasingly identified as Republican over the past decade.
“Young men have not become much more conservative, at least according to Gallup, but they have become more Republican,” Cox explained. “There’s been a deterioration of Democratic identity among young men for over 10 years.”
Cox explained that this shift is not merely issue-based but rather rooted in cultural identity and perception. “If we’re going to look for explanations, we need to move beyond issues. We need to understand there’s something about Trump that was attractive, and then there’s something about the Democratic Party, at least in its current manifestation, that was repellent.”
That’s when Clay Travis took the conversation to a new level, addressing the elephant in the room—masculinity.
“Men aspire to be bigger, stronger, and faster than we are. Almost universally. . . .
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