Zealous patriotism, a certain kind of defiance and fighting spirit.
They are the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s cornerstones of popularity among young men under the age of 30.
This is what a respected professor from Pennsylvania, USA, who specializes in opinion polls, says.
According to him, some young men are attracted by the idea of a politician as a strong, macho type of leader, marketed by Trump.
– Trump’s appeal and the increase in support in this election comes largely from young men, says a professor working at Muhlenberg University Christopher Borick.
Donald Trump has managed to increase his support among young voters since the beginning of his political career. This is how the support surveys look from 2016 to this fall.
During this year, Trump has been able to gather to his side those young people who had not chosen their position.
Still, Republicans have no reason to celebrate. Democratic candidate Terrible Harris conduct surveys among young people. Published on Friday According to the latest measurement by the New York Times and Siena Harris has already increased his support in this group to 58 percent.
– Harris has overwhelmingly won young women over to his side. In this group, Harris has clearly done well [presidentti Joe] Biden better, says Borick.
Young men are a problem for Democrats. Among them, the situation is remarkably even.
In the United States, young women are more liberal than men. Women are in the 21st century moved clearly to the left. On the other hand, a larger proportion of young men consider themselves conservatives than liberals. The development is similar around the world.
It was no coincidence that wrestling stars and martial arts enthusiasts appeared at the Republican convention.
According to Borick, such a meeting program was aimed at young men who are otherwise not interested in politics.
In the United States, almost a third of those entitled to vote are under 35 years old.
The Republicans are pinning their hopes on the fact that they can turn the extremely tight polling situation to their advantage in the swing areas, specifically with the help of young men.
– For Trump, the problem is that it is difficult to get this group to come to the ballot box, Borick points out.
That is why he is currently watching closely how the Republicans succeed in recruiting young voters.
Harris has quickly caught up to Biden
Polls show that Kamala Harris has succeeded in ending the Democrats’ nightmare: the draining of core supporters to the opposing party’s camp.
In addition to young people, the Democrats’ most important supporter groups include Latino and black voters.
Even in the summer, Donald Trump significantly increased his support among Latino voters. Now Harris has clearly edged past Trump. According to the latest measurements, Harris’ direction is still up.
Latinos are the largest minority in the United States, so votes from this group are very meaningful. Moreover, this group is growing the fastest of all.
It is Latino youth that the presidential candidates are fighting tooth and nail.
Harris has also clearly improved the Democrats’ positions among black voters. In previous presidential elections, blacks have voted for Democrats very uniformly. Still, Biden had difficulties in this group in the summer.
Harris’s letter has been very important to the Democrats, as a drop in support in these groups would probably mean an election loss.
Now the party is doing everything it can to get voters to the polls, says Borick.
– Democrats are currently spending huge sums of money to activate young people, Latinos and blacks.
Even one vote can decide
In the US elections, the majority of voters have already decided their position. The main task of the candidates is to influence those who are still in the swing states.
This is especially evident in a Libra state like Borick’s home state of Pennsylvania.
Watch the video how Christopher Borick describes the election atmosphere in the state of Pennsylvania.
Every vote away from the opposing side can be worth its weight in gold.
Borick gives an example.
He was recently a guest on a conservative radio station in Pennsylvania. There, the journalist asked why Harris might also advertise on that channel. Nine out of ten listeners are Trump voters, so the reporter suspected the ad was a waste of money.
– I said that they might not be aiming for the nine but the one. And it’s worth paying a lot of money to get that one vote right now. Such is the nature of this election campaign.