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Inside the Movement That's Converting Liberal Students | Morgonn McMichael DSH #1066
Mon, 06 Jan
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Dive into a fascinating conversation about how social media is transforming campus politics with Morgonn McMichael! 🎓 From viral campus debates to groundbreaking social media strategies, Morgonn shares her journey as a prominent conservative voice reaching millions through digital platforms. Get an insider's look at how Turning Point USA is revolutionizing political engagement on college campuses, with Morgonn revealing her experiences leading man-on-the-street interviews and organizing massive student events. Learn how social media has become the new battleground for winning hearts and minds, especially among Gen Z voters. Morgonn opens up about her own transformation from college student to influential political commentator, sharing candid stories about standing up for her beliefs on campus and building a powerful presence in conservative media. She breaks down the changing landscape of political discourse, the impact of influencer culture on politics, and why authentic content resonates with young audiences. Watch as Morgonn discusses everything from campus free speech to the future of conservative messaging, offering unique insights into how social media is reshaping political movements and inspiring the next generation of leaders. 🎯 #CampusPolitics #SocialMedia #PoliticalCommentary #DigitalSocialHour #donaldtrump #embraceempathy #politicalpolarization #charliekirk #socialmediaradicalization CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Interview with Morgonn McMichael 04:58 - Today's Sponsor 08:19 - Karlyn's Sorority Experience 09:57 - Turning Point USA's Campus Impact 15:09 - Congress and Big Pharma Deals 16:38 - Discussion on Term Limits 17:30 - Benefits of Raw Milk 19:00 - Government Agency Corruption 21:09 - Connect with Morgonn McMichael APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Morgonn McMichael https://www.instagram.com/morgonn LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/
Chapter 1: What insights does Morgonn McMichael share about campus politics?
And kids would literally be like, yeah, I'll give you 20 bucks for reparations. And I'm like, what is going on in our society? All right, guys, we got Morgan here from Turning Point. Thanks for coming on. Thank you for having me on. Absolutely. It's been a really fun event. So well done.
Thank you. I know this is my I don't even know my fourth year coming to Turning Point events, how I got involved with everything. So it's fun to see how big our events have gotten and seeing just all the attendees from like little kids all the way up to like our grandparents.
I know I've never seen an event like that where there'll be like a five year old and then there'll be an 80 year old walking around the same venue. That's why I say no one does it like Turning Point USA, to be honest.
Chapter 2: How is Turning Point USA impacting college students?
You're inclusive of everyone. Exactly. I love it. You just moved to D.C., right?
I did. I moved to D.C. I've been doing a lot of political commentary. I was at the Supreme Court actually a couple weeks ago with the Scermetti case going on, looking at all of the crazy trans activists who want to mutilate our kids. And then the sane parents who don't want to. And it's a really interesting kind of place to be, if I'm honest. Yeah.
Because before moving to D.C., I thought it would just be like this kind of liberal hellhole. But it's kind of weird when you see leftists and also conservatives kind of living in harmony. You'll see like a Harris Wall sign on one place. You don't really see a lot of Trump signs, but you know that there's conservatives all around. So I don't know.
It's kind of an interesting place. I've only been there for a couple months. But so far, I really love it. Yeah, I think the conservatives are more hidden in D.C. Definitely. D.C. is definitely pretty liberal. It definitely is. It definitely is very liberal. Did you see the White House just had a bunch of social media influencers there? I did for one of their White House Christmas parties.
David Pakman. Harry Sisson was there. All of the liberals.
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Chapter 3: Why is social media important for Gen Z voters?
Hunter Biden was there. And what was so funny is when I saw Harry Sisson post a photo with Hunter Biden, I'm like, did you really think that was a good idea? I actually tweeted and I said, did you ask him about the laptop? Did you ask about, I think you should go up to Joe Biden and ask about Ashley Biden's diary or something.
It just mind boggles me how so many of these paid DNC shills are continually going to the White House, getting paid by them to promote nonsense. I mean, I don't think there was a single masculine man in that arena. Yeah. I would say if they measured the testosterone levels, it would be pretty low. I think I have more testosterone than Harry Sisson.
That's what I tweet. You might. Would you ever debate him? Honestly, I would. Actually, I was supposed to go on NewsNation with Harry, but Harry backed out. So I ended up, it was me with the host on NewsNation with this Latino leftist. But Harry wasn't on the show, but he was supposed to be on. So Harry Sisson.
Yeah, come on, Harry. I had him on my show. And afterwards, I was like, can I line up some debates for you? He's like, yeah, I'll debate anyone. And then just quiet. He always falls through. It's like, Harry, what are you doing? If you're going to say all this online, you know, stand up for what you believe in and actually debate some people.
And then every time I log on TikTok, he's debating some random guy. Well, that's the thing is that on TikTok, all of these leftist shills can debate randoms who really don't know a whole lot. But as soon as they talk to an actual conservative who knows what they're talking about, they're going to fold.
Right. And they have all the power on the lives because they can mute people. They could kick people. Yeah. And they have their own talking points that they're going to continue to use and confuse people who don't know anything about politics.
Yeah, it's not a fair setting. But that was interesting to me to see that event because the White House, they established some sort of social media department now. So they're actually inviting influencers there. I didn't know about that. Yeah, I saw David Pakman's video on this yesterday. He said there's a new department because they know how much power we have now.
Absolutely. I mean, when you look at Gen Z, we're 15% of the electorate. 81% of Gen Z turns to social media for news information. TikTok is the number two generator for news. And most new conservatives, most new voters... are turning to TikTok for that information.
So, I mean, I think it's a no-brainer that we should be having influencers and social media content creators a part of the conversation when it comes to politics. Otherwise, no one's really talking to Gen Z. They're not watching the legacy media. The media's dead. You know, what people are listening to is YouTube. They're listening to TikTok. They're listening to Instagram Reels.
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Chapter 4: What challenges did Morgonn face in her sorority?
I'm so excited for Brett. I think she is going to skyrocket on YouTube with her content. And honestly, what I think is really interesting with the content space right now is I don't think we need to be overtly conservative anymore.
I think a lot of people are kind of tired of the super over political content and instead just live your day to day life, you know, be an influencer, do what you love and just talk about your conservative values and what you love in this nation. And, you know, it's kind of this underlining conservative messaging throughout all of content. And then you can just be entertaining.
We just need to have right-wing entertainment content instead of it just being all of these political pundit kind of shows. Absolutely. We got to branch off because shout out to today's sponsor, Prolon. If starting the year with a fast feels a little daunting, you're not alone. There's an entire community of individuals wanting to make a meaningful decision in their health just like you.
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That's what like we have the momentum now. We've won. So now what's next is we have to continue that momentum because complacency is what loses. Absolutely. I went through some of your posts on X. Okay. We got to go through some of these. Let's go through it. Oh, no. There is no such thing as a trans child.
There's no such thing as a trans child. No, you cannot change your gender. A woman is XX. A man is XY. I think that's very self-explanatory. I mean, you know, I'll go even as radical as there's no such thing as a trans person. Sue me. But it's true. Why are we allowing for this gender nonsense to continue to infiltrate the next generation?
Why are we allowing LGBTQ re-education classes in kindergarten, you know, where there's four and five-year-olds learning gender pronouns? I think it's absolutely ridiculous what the Department of Education has been putting in these public schools. indoctrinating the next generation. And it's even going through college.
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Chapter 5: How does Morgonn view the current political climate in D.C.?
Which ones? Oh my gosh. So it's actually high schools. Oh, high schools. And it's funny because Turning Point USA has more high school chapters than we do college chapters. And I was speaking at a school and Sacred Heart Preparatory in California was where the event was planned. It's a Catholic high school. And they said that I do not uphold Catholic values. I'm a Protestant Christian myself.
And I thought that that was very funny being in the neighborhood that I actually grew up in as a kid. And then another school in Florida wouldn't let me come on campus. San Jose State had canceled one of my events because the room was double booked, which we know didn't happen. And so they will throw as many stones in my way as they can.
But at the end of the day, you can't stop free speech and we'll still show up and still do the events, even if it's in the middle of a parking lot. Absolutely. Have you guys ever gotten kicked out when you set up and
You know, we've had a couple of times where they've been told us, like, turn off our mics or that we can't be on campus anymore. Yeah, Penn State. We had to cut our mics and Charlie lost his voice.
But, you know, I was up there with a megaphone and talking to all the kids, which was honestly one of the most iconic moments, standing on a table with a megaphone, chanting at Penn State students, 3,000 of them, just like in MAGA hats. It's pretty cool. That's awesome. But yeah, I mean, we've definitely faced, I think, the most campus backlash out of every student organization that exists.
yeah I bet I see you guys always stirring up something it's somehow some way it's always in the press yeah but those debates are hilarious I mean they're good the people that you get on those it's like is that a planned debate like it's so funny no none of them are planned that's crazy these are all genuine college students and people ask me this all the time like
do you guys plant these liberals to ask Carly these questions? Like, no, these kids actually come up. They're bold enough to ask those questions in front of a bunch of conservatives, which I think is really fun that, you know, they're willing to go up there and ask some crazy questions. But I don't know. It's the aura around this, especially this year when we had a special guest.
We had Vivek on with us. We had Tulsi Gabbard traveling us. Bryce Hall was at a couple of our schools. And so, you know, we were actually getting into the culture. George Janko was there as well. So we had a lot of special guests on our tour, which I think just made it even more fun for the kids. What was your favorite campus? Was it Penn State?
Honestly, Penn State. The energy was really good there. I also loved UW-Madison. That was one of our first swing states that we visited. Went to Georgia. UGA energy was insane. And while we were at UGA, there was a Harris Walls table set up. And you saw these like just super liberal soy boys trying to get people to vote for Harris.
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