{"id":2439550,"date":"2025-05-27T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-mock-democrats-for-20m-speaking-with-american-men-study\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:49:01","slug":"republicans-mock-democrats-for-20m-speaking-with-american-men-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-mock-democrats-for-20m-speaking-with-american-men-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans mock Democrats for $20M &#8216;Speaking with American Men&#8217; study"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-mock-democrats-for-20m-speaking-with-american-men-study%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439550&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republicans are ridiculing Democrats for a proposed $20 million project named &#8220;Speaking with American Men,&#8221; which aims to enhance the party&#8217;s dialog strategies with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"... Vowed To Elect More Wo......They Did Just That\">male voters<\/a>. This initiative, reported by the *New York Times*, will focus on improving messaging through innovative means, including advertising in video games, while avoiding a &#8220;moralizing tone.&#8221; GOP members, including Rep.Lisa McClain and Rep. Abe Hamadeh, have criticized this approach, arguing that it reflects the Democrats&#8217; failure to connect with male voters and their introspection into the reasons for their unpopularity. In the previous election, 55% of men voted for Donald Trump, which was a key demographic in his campaign. The Democrats continue to grapple with the challenge of appealing to young men, especially as their past messaging has often been labeled too &#8220;woke.&#8221;  the proposed project signifies an urgent attempt by Democrats to revitalize their image among male voters amidst ongoing electoral struggles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans mock Democrats for $20 million &lsquo;Speaking with American Men&rsquo; study<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2132968\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> are mocking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposed post-election project aimed<\/a> at improving how the party and its candidates communicate with men, one that could cost $20 million.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan&rdquo; proposal promises to invest in the &ldquo;syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces,&rdquo; according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. A prospectus recommends advertising in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/video-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> video games <\/a>and avoiding &ldquo;a moralizing tone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422700\/brooke-rollins-trump-leadership-meet-moment\/\">Brooke Rollins touts Trump leadership shaped by &#8216;dark days&#8217; to &#8216;meet this moment&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422751\/trump-transgender-athletes-policy-california-gavin-newsom\/\">Trump uses Newsom&#8217;s words against him in threat to pull California funding over transgender athlete policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422588\/trump-eu-tariffs-success-trade-negotiations\/\">Trump calls 50% tariff on European Union a &#8216;success&#8217; after it called to &#8216;quickly&#8217; discuss trade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats are getting ready to light $20 million on fire to study their unpopularity!&rdquo; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), the House Republican Conference chairwoman, wrote on social media Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Democrats are getting ready to light $20 million on fire to study their unpopularity! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mtAMujmYf\">https:\/\/t.co\/0mtAMujmYf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lisa McClain (@LisaForCongress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaForCongress\/status\/1927426741087183222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ), 34, piled on, writing, &ldquo;Democrats declared war on masculinity and lost a generation of young men.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of doing any introspection as to what they did wrong, they&rsquo;re going to invest $20 million studying &ldquo;male Syntax&rdquo; to try to better communicate their radical message,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Democrats declared war on masculinity and lost a generation of young men. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of doing any introspection as to what they did wrong, they&#8217;re going to invest $20 million studying &#8220;male Syntax&#8221; to try to better communicate their radical message.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oL2fuBz2Vn\">https:\/\/t.co\/oL2fuBz2Vn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hID3oyf2jz\">pic.twitter.com\/hID3oyf2jz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAbeHamadeh\/status\/1926809240187945336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> won 55% of men in last year&rsquo;s election, compared to former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s 43% share of the vote. Four years earlier, Trump won the demographic 53% to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s 45%.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s appearances on several podcasts that are popular with men, ranging from Theo Von&rsquo;s to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Rogan<\/a>&lsquo;s, have been credited with the inroads he made with the demographic last cycle, amplifying his pro-men policies after years of &ldquo;woke&rdquo; Democratic positions.<\/p>\n<p>Cognizant of Harris&rsquo;s problems appealing to men, particularly young men, Democrats were skewered for an ad released during the campaign by Creatives for Harris, a group unconnected to the campaign, that showcased men who were &ldquo;man enough&rdquo; to vote for the then<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-video-links-biden-to-ukrainian-corruption-burisma-indictment-reveals-ex-president-yanukovich-illegally-obtained-7-4-billion-laundered-thru-fund-close-to-us-democratic-party\/\" title=\"New ... 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Yanukovich Illegally Obtained .4 Billion Laundered Thru Fund \u201cClose to US Democratic Party\u201d\">-vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jLzYPbtklGs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man Enough (Harris\/Walz Ad)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLzYPbtklGs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a> was criticized last year for his approach to men after he scrutinized black men for not supporting Harris during an outreach event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421140\/congressional-stock-trading-ban-rare-bipartisanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING BAN FOSTERS RARE BIPARTISANSHIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren&rsquo;t feeling the idea of having a woman as president,&rdquo; he said in Pittsburgh. &ldquo;This shouldn&rsquo;t even be a question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than six months after last year&rsquo;s election, Democrats have yet to identify a winning message against Trump, with the president&rsquo;s approval rating recovering from last month&rsquo;s dip after the announcement of his &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2132968\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2132968\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans ridicule Democrats for a $20 million study on communicating with men<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2439551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/harris-men-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,3756,56010],"class_list":["post-2439550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-republicans","tag-speaking-with-american-men"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/harris-men-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439550"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439554,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439550\/revisions\/2439554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}