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Democrats enter their thirst trap era
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Democrats seem to be leaning into a specific midterm strategy, especially on socials: bringing sexy back.
Key facts
- It goes hand in hand with a larger trend of politicians becoming part of creator culture, Axios' Kerry Flynn and Sara Fischer report
- A resurgent MAGA world mastered the production of Mar-a-Lago/country-club chic in the 2024 election, Weinstein says, while Democrats were sometimes seen as "schlubby and … nerdy, or the sort of other
- Democrats seem to be leaning into a specific midterm strategy, especially on socials: bringing sexy back
- The left is leaning into candidates who look young, energetic and even desirable, with fresh faces often eclipsing the older guard
Summary
Unbuttoned shirts on CNN. Exposed biceps on the rally stage. The left is leaning into candidates who look young, energetic and even desirable, with fresh faces often eclipsing the older guard. "We see a rise in young millennials, or the top part of Gen Z, trying to get into office," says Grace Weinstein, a politics and culture senior correspondent at The Recount and founder of " Who Broke It. Democrats are working through identity growing pains between the left flank and the party's establishment.