San Francisco Democrats scrambling to coalesce their base ahead of the 2026 midterm elections have a target group in mind: young men.

The San Francisco Democratic Central Committee on Wednesday night overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on their fellow Democrats to do more to address “societal challenges facing boys and men,” emphasizing the need for more job training opportunities, paternal leave and mental health care.

“We lost boys and men to the Republican Party. And if we want to win, we need to make our tent bigger and not smaller,” said DCCC member Emma Hare, who authored the resolution. “A lot of boys and men don’t feel heard by the Democratic Party right now.”

More than half of young men between the ages of 18–29 voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election —

See Full Page