Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman cast doubt during a Thursday podcast about the Democratic Party’s ability to retrieve support from white male voters.
President Donald Trump won 60% of white male voters nationally, which was just under the 61% he received in 2020, according to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, Reuters reported. When Puck News reporter Tara Palmeri asked Fetterman on “Somebody’s Gotta Win” how Democrats can “win back white men” such as himself, Fetterman responded with uncertainty and highlighted factors he believes have contributed to the party’s low support among this crucial demographic. (RELATED: Dem Who Failed To Make 3 Trump Impeachments Stick Gives It Another Shot)
“I don’t know, and truthfully, I’m not sure, I’m not sure if that’s possible, to be honest. I think that’s been seriously eroding for a while,” Fetterman said. “And in some cases, in the conversations I’ve had, a lot of people, they don’t even want to say it publicly, but they just feel like, you know, the other side seems like it’s like, ‘Men, well, that men’s the problem. Men are to blame, or their masculinity is toxic. Or unless you’re able to conform to our very strict kinds of definition of what we think’s appropriate, well then, hey, I’m going to find an alternative.’”
“And they’ve done that. That’s absolutely true. And once we’ve kind of turned their back on that demographic, it’s going to be difficult to rebuild and replace that with those voters,” he continued. “Because I think that migration has been ongoing phenomenon for several years and that was been in front and center, you know, in part of the election in 24.”
Trump also gained ground with both Hispanic and black men in 2024, becoming the first Republican nominee to win the majority of Latino male vote support, according to an NBC News exit poll. Democratic strategist James Carville warned on Nov. 25 that the 2024 election illustrated his party’s significant issue with male voters of all races.
“Back in March, I said that I thought Democratic campaign culture had ‘too many preachy females.’ Well, they all had a conniption. Have you looked at the male vote that we got in November? You know, no one since November has come up and said a thing to me,” Carville said. “Primarily, we have a large problem with males, and I’m not just talking about white males like you and I. I’m talking about males all across, and we need to address that. And we don’t need to be shouted down by Washington liberal advocacy groups or NPR.”
