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Democrats are finally catching on to how to talk to young male voters in the lead-up to the midterms, but the party can still up its game, one battleground senator and potential 2028er said Friday.<\/p>\n

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has been one of his party\u2019s most outspoken critics on its handling of outreach to young men, who swung right and helped deliver the White House and both chambers of Congress to Republicans in 2024.<\/p>\n

The party is now \u201cdefinitely moving in the right direction,\u201d Gallego said Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike back in the day, I was like the only one,\u201d putting out positions on men, Gallego said at a Washington event on young American men<\/u><\/a>. \u201cNow, like, it seems like everyone every week is coming out with a new position, new idea, which is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gallego has criticized Democrat\u2019s failure to highlight mens\u2019 struggles and their tendency to over-police mens\u2019 ideas. But there are signs the political winds have shifted in his party\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

A new Cygnal poll<\/u><\/a> released with the event of men ages 18-30 who say they\u2019re the most determined to vote revealed Democrats\u2019 generic ballot lead over Republicans at 57%-40%, Blue Light News reported<\/u><\/a>. The poll also said nearly 40 percent of respondents said they feel their lives are off track.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to take the opportunity to invest in that portion of this country, to say that we care about them and actually try to change the trajectory of what\u2019s happening with men in this country,\u201d Gallego said at the symposium.<\/p>\n

Still, the path for specific legislation targeting the needs of this demographic faces an incredibly tight calendar this Congress and is uncertain in the political landscape of next year.<\/p>\n

A proposal from Gallego and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to establish a men\u2019s health office within the Department of Health and Human Services, for example, has not advanced. Nor has bipartisan legislation from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who also spoke at the event, targeting education outcomes, college investment transparency and dyslexic student support.
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