Upswing Kickoff Podcast: Eight Months from the Midterms, Where Do Young Men Stand?

Thank you for tuning in to the first podcast from Upswing: A YMRP Production! This episode features Charlie Sabgir, the Director of YMRP, and John Ray, the Senior Director of Polling at YouGov and a Senior Advisor for Young Men Research Project. Sabgir and Ray discuss where things stand politically with young men, a key swing demographic, eight months away from the midterm elections. Below you will find the pieces mentioned at the end of the podcast:“The Disappointment of Young Trump Voters” by By Sarah Longwellhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/gen-z-trump-red-wave/686006/“Trump’s Support Among Young Men Goes Up in Flames as Midterms Loom” by Martha McHardyhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-support-among-young-men-goes-up-in-flames-as-midterms-loom/“Young Voters Are Turning Away From Trump. Here’s Why” by Rebecca Schneidhttps://time.com/7378792/trump-young-voters-polls/Third Way: “Where Do Young Men Stand Ahead of the 2026 Midterms?” By Lucas Holtzhttps://www.thirdway.org/memo/where-do-young-men-stand-ahead-of-the-2026-midtermsResist and Unsubscribe by Scott Gallowayhttps://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/Video of Kash Patel in the US Men's Hockey Locker Roomhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrqzQqcWmx4“Jordan Peterson Ruined my Relationship” by ✰Laura Phillips-Alvarez✰ and Equimundohttps://open.substack.com/pub/equimundo/p/jordan-peterson-ruined-my-relationship?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web“Crypto Is a Victim of Its Own Success” by James Surowieckihttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/crypto-crash-bitcoin-value/685994/YMRP Reportshttps://www.ymrp.org/reportsYMRP Pollinghttps://www.ymrp.org/pollingCatalist Report: What Happened in 2024https://catalist.us/whathappened2024/“Senate Democrats press CFTC chair on prediction markets” by Max Regohttps://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5752451-senate-democrats-urge-cftc-clarification/“What the online trend of ‘looksmaxxing’ means for young men” by 1A Radio Show, Lauren Hamiltonhttps://the1a.org/segments/what-the-online-trend-of-looksmaxxing-means-for-young-men/“Of Boys and Men” by Richard V. Reeveshttps://www.brookings.edu/books/of-boys-and-men/“More on the two gen zs” by The Up and Uphttps://www.theupandup.us/p/the-two-gen-zs-ai-tech-american-dream“What are Trump accounts? What are Baby Bonds?” by Andrew Rosin and David Wesselhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-are-trump-accounts-what-are-baby-bonds/“America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs” By Josh Tyrangielhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/ai-economy-labor-market-transformation/685731/“Young Men Go Blue” by Charlie Sabgir and Young Men Research Initiativehttps://youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-go-blue Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe