I used a portion of a young man’s (18 years old) explanation of why American youths are abandoning the Democrat party in Wednesday’s edition. Due to space problems I had to cut it back. But the article was so enlightening, I think it’s worth a reprint in its entirety.

So here it is:

By Brilyn Hollyhand
(From The Daily Signal)

Brilyn Hollyhand is an 18-year-old political commentator, chairman of the Republican National Committee’s Youth Advisory Council, and bestselling author of “One Generation Away: Why Now is the Time to Restore American Freedom.”

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There’s something almost poetic about the Democratic Party’s desperation. Faced with a mass exodus of young men from their ranks, the Left’s solution isn’t to rethink their disastrous policies or the cultural rot they’ve championed. Nope, they’ve decided to shell out tens of millions of dollars to study us. Not talk to us. Not listen. Not ask honest questions. Just study us—like we’re alien creatures under a microscope.

That’s not strategy; it’s stupidity. And worse, it shows how wildly out of touch Democrats have become with reality, especially the reality young men live every day. You couldn’t make this up if you tried.

Let’s get one thing straight: No amount of polling, focus groups, or think-tank memos is going to win back the respect of my generation. Because Gen Z guys aren’t confused about why we’re walking away—we’re walking away because the modern Democratic Party has spent years demonizing us, mocking masculinity, and replacing real leadership with TikTok cringe and rainbow flag activism.

We’ve been told we’re toxic if we believe in traditional values. We’re called privileged if we work hard and succeed. We’re branded threats if we dare to question liberal narratives on gender, race, or the role of government. And now, when that propaganda isn’t working anymore, they’re throwing cash at consultants to figure out why. It’s laughable. And it’s offensive.

If Democrats truly wanted to connect with young men, they’d have to do something radical—something they’ve proven time and time again they’re unwilling to do: Tell the truth. The truth about crime. The truth about border security. The truth about the value of hard work, responsibility, and yes—masculinity. But they won’t. Because to embrace those values would be to admit their entire cultural agenda for the last decade has been a failure.

So instead, they’ll burn through tens of millions of dollars trying to “understand” us—money that will go straight into the pockets of overpaid consultants, liberal marketers, and out-of-touch campaign staff who think a few new slogans and a TikTok dance will change the tide. It won’t. If anything, it’ll backfire.

Young men aren’t hard to figure out. We want freedom. We want opportunity. We want leaders who won’t apologize for loving America. We want a government that works for us—not against us. We’re tired of being ignored. We’re tired of being blamed. And we’re definitely tired of being studied like we’re some great political mystery. We’re not a mystery. We’re a movement.

The fact that the Left is admitting they have to invest tens of millions of dollars just to understand us proves how disconnected they are from the very people they claim to care about. And it’s not just embarrassing; it’s revealing. It shows that even now, they still think politics is something you can buy. But here’s the truth they refuse to learn: no amount of money will make my generation go back to a party that’s lied to us, mocked us, and tried to erase everything we believe in.

The Democrats want to know why they’re losing Gen Z men? It’s simple: because we’ve seen what they offer and we’re not buying it.

Let them keep setting their money on fire. The rest of us are building something real.

This gives me hope there is reason for optimism in America.

The entire nation has not fallen prey to the lies of the Left.

The Washington Battle Continues

But there is always room for concern in the nation’s capitol.

While President Trump is working night and day to drain the swamp, the swamp creatures are working just as hard to sabotage his efforts.

Political Animal News reports that Biden’s budget lawyer built the perfect scam before heading for the exit.

Daniel Jacobson knew exactly what he was doing when he worked as general counsel for Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget.

While most Americans were struggling with inflation and higher costs, Jacobson was busy rigging the system to protect billions in taxpayer dollars flowing to left-wing groups.

Just months before Biden left office, Jacobson helped push through changes to something called the Uniform Grants Guidance in October 2024.

The changes made it much harder for the government to terminate grants that “no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities,” as Holland & Knight law firm explained.

In other words, Jacobson bulletproofed Biden’s parting gifts to the Left.