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Gov. Gavin Newsom reacts as he attends a press conference, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 11, 2025. REUTERS

Moderate: Gavin Discovers Men

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN Democrats “ceded ground” on the “struggles” of young men and “it has cost them electorally.” Michael Bahareen at UnHerd agrees : “Democrats, especially liberal Democrats, often seem uncomfortable speaking to the plight of men.” Newsom seeks to address how men are “now falling behind women” in many areas, but many Democrats still believe that “men remain widely more ‘privileged’ than women” and that “traditional masculinity” is “problematic.” Newsom warns: “We can’t afford, from an electoral perspective, to lose these folks.” Cautions Bahareen: Newsom provides “a good