Bloomberg offers a valuable, well-documented discussion of the key role that a number of YouTube "influencers" played in pushing young males towards Donald Trump in the last election:

Men, and particularly white men, have long made up Trump’s core support base. But in November’s election, young men swung especially hard to the right.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-youtube-podcast-men-for-trump/

"The Trump campaign knew that men were his ticket back to power, and it targeted them—pointedly young men, and men of color—with a sophisticated campaign of grievance and disinformation. And in that, they were massively aided by the manosphere and its billionaire mascot: Elon Musk."

~ Clara Jeffery

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/musk-trump-men-election-results-misogyny-sexism/

"The median age of a Fox News viewer is 68, and liberals have joked about the network 'brainwashing' their conservative parents. But rightwing social media content has effectively targeted and radicalized younger people, who — unlike the typical Hannity-obsessed grandpa — can vote for the next several decades.

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