JD Vance wants to win over the manosphere. He plans to tackle ‘institutionalized anti-male discrimination’ to do it

Vice President JD Vance is courting young men, especially white men, who helped return Donald Trump to the White House in 2024, hoping to hold them for Republicans in the November midterms. According to Politico, people in the manosphere, party analysts and administration allies disagree about whether Vance, 42, suits the task. He has appeared on podcasts hosted by Joe Rogan and Jack Posobiec, and he says the administration is working against institutionalized anti-white, anti-male discrimination, according to The Independent.

The terrain has worsened. Trump carried men aged 18 to 24 by 3 points in 2024, per CNN exit polls cited by Politico, but a recent Cygnal poll puts his net favorability among them at minus 17. One person close to the White House blamed anger over the Iran war and costly gasoline, and suggested these voters may be a lost cause, though Vance should keep trying.

Supporters disagree. Natalie Baldassare of the Republican National Committee called him an ideal voice for men who feel they have fallen behind. Posobiec and Andrew Kolvet of Turning Point USA also praised him. A former Trump campaign official saw no consensus, and a conservative commentator said Vance concedes Trump's foreign policy is unpopular while promoting populism.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →