The number of 18 to 29-year-old who identify as Democrats has slipped from 64 percent to 49 percent since 2019, and the Biden White House is bringing on new advisors and seeking partnerships with influencers and celebrities to win them back. The left-wing alarm bells have been rung by John Della Volpe, an advisor and pollster to President Joe Biden himself.
The number of young people who believe politics cannot meet the country’s challenges has risen from 36 percent to 52 percent over the same period, suggesting serious dissatisfaction with the 80-year-old President.
“These voters gotta buy into the values of the party and the candidates… You can’t do that in a full-week ad buy after Labor Day,” Volpe said, warning that if the Democrats’ share of the youth vote drops below 60 percent things will get “ugly” for them. Volpe associate Richard Sweeney, amongst others, has been recruited by the White House to address the issue, while insider media outlet POLITICO has predicted “more White House celeb sightings like BTS and Olivia Rodrigo” as Biden seeks to appear relevant.
Similar stunts have fallen flat in the past. Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was invited to the White House to meet Biden to celebrate “day 222 of being a girl” but went on to become a highly divisive figure after an aborted partnership with Bud Light. Another young trans influencer, Rose Montoya, embarrassed the President by displaying his artificial breasts at a White House Pride party.