Josh Gay

And we shouldn't hide that or deny it or walk away from that.

We do need to understand that it is a persuasion goal in the context of the data we're talking about.

There was a huge sample in the last survey they did.

4,200 young people, 16 to 29.

An oversample of more than 3,400 young men.

And the data was weighted.

They did all the scientific work to make sure that this data was correct.

They ran focus groups.

They were in virtually all the states, I think 40 of them, recruiting people based on various experiences and political identities.

They were everywhere.

And what the data is showing isn't that young men suddenly became conservative.

Let's look at what this data actually shows.

About 84%.

of young men report carrying a lot of stress in their daily life.

77% feel like they're on their own without support.

We see the same numbers saying that men are judged harshly for showing weakness.

It's that machismo, that macho man feeling, and they feel like they're being criticized for not having enough of it.

And here's an important part.

57% say they held back their opinions out of fear of social backlash.

And so young men felt left behind.