Donald Trump's campaign has significantly expanded its base of young voters in the 2024 election following the president's appearances on several prominent podcasts that appeal to them.
Exit polls showed that Trump was overwhelmingly supportive among young people, and he won by 14 points over Vice President Kamala Harris. This was a 15-point swing for Republicans since 2020, when President Joe Biden won 56% among 18- to 29-year-olds.
Trump has also gained support from young female voters, with his approval rating increasing by 7 points since 2020, from 33% to 40%.
Overall, Mr. Trump has significantly narrowed the gap among young voters, according to the statistics. circle. In 2020, Biden had a 25-point lead, but in 2024 that narrowed to just 6 percentage points against Harris. The new 52% (Democrats) to 46% (Republicans) difference was actually Harris' largest bloc of support in the election. This is a clear indicator of how she lost by almost 5 million votes.
With so many young voters, especially men, supporting Trump, it's hard to ignore the fact that the president has made a number of unexpected appearances on podcasts that appeal to that demographic.
“He tells me all about hot guys I've never heard of before.”
According to reports todayPresident Trump acknowledged that he encouraged his son Barron to appear on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and many other podcasts.
President Trump even told FOX's Maria Bartiromo that Barron would tell him which podcasts were the most popular.
'He tells me about all the hot guys [podcasters] I've never heard of that.'' Trump laughed and added, “'Dad, that guy's hot.'''
This was especially the reason why President Trump appeared on a livestream with popular streamer Adin Roth.
“My son told me about you. They told me about how big they are. Barron, he said, 'Dad, he's really big,'” Trump said during the livestream. told Mr. Ross. The streaming platform Kick reportedly averaged about 500,000 concurrent viewers during Trump's appearance. YouTube version It has been viewed 2.6 million times.
newsweek Barron also credited Trump for his appearance.Boys and Bassin” is a sports podcast featuring two former NFL players.
This included an appearance by comedian Theo Vuong. podcast It drew 14 million viewers on YouTube, with 7.8 million people watching comedian Andrew Schulz's “''.aromatic“Podcast with Trump.
Trump also made a recurring guest appearance on “.Submit entire podcast” Nerk Boys has a large young male audience.
UFC President Dana White mentioned these appearances during President Trump's late night victory speech. White certainly did. thanks Part of the reason Trump won was that nearly all of the aforementioned podcast hosts participated.
Harris, on the other hand, only made two notable appearances on the podcast. This included “”please call her dad” podcast is widely considered the most popular podcast among women.
However, this was an odd choice considering this show primarily focuses on sex and relationships.
Harris later appeared on the popular show “Club Shay Shay,” starring former NFL player Shannon Sharpe. But unfortunately for the Harris camp, she exterior It doesn't even rank in the top 50 most-watched episodes of podcasts.
John Doyle, a young political commentator and prominent Trump supporter, said Barron's influence on the election “cannot be underestimated.”
Mr Doyle told Blaze News that Mr Barron “spent his most formative years watching his father punished by the country he loved”.
“I'm not at all surprised that he advised his father and did so effectively,” Mr Doyle added. “Especially because the administration's position is to disenfranchise the young male voters who are the audience for those podcasts.”
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