David Gilbert
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His audience is this young white male audience that is incredibly powerful and people don't want to miss out.
So by Tucker Carlson interviewing him, that Tucker Carlson kind of gets a little bit of that aura that Fuentes projects to his supporters.
That's the main reason is that they know Fuentes will drive engagement.
If you look at the numbers on Tucker's video, it's huge compared to the others that were posted, you know, for the last couple of weeks.
I think the fact that he openly talks about the fact that he isn't in a relationship, hasn't really ever had a relationship with a woman is kind of one of them, is one of the people he speaks to.
These young men who may be struggling to find their identity in the US, who may be struggling to get a job, struggling to find a house, struggling to find a relationship or a community of friends.
And Fuentes tapped into that.
There's been an evolution of Nick Fuentes in the last six months where he has seen his star rise.
He has gained a huge amount of followers online.
Way more people are watching his show every night now.
He is earning a huge amount of money from that show.
And he is in a position now that I don't think he even believed he would be back, we'll say in 2020 when he was kicked off of YouTube and every other platform.
He is in a position now where he can
Enforce change, I think, within the Republican Party from the inside.
He's smart enough to do it by not creating an organization where people can be identified as members of the Nick Fuentes fan club.
You know, he tells his followers, don't identify yourself as Groypers.
Do it under the radar.
Become a member of your local Republican party.
Influence people from the inside, not from the outside.