Newsom Says Democrats Can Learn From Charlie Kirk on Reaching Out to Men

The California governor said conservative figures have tapped into young men’s frustrations and mobilized them.
Newsom Says Democrats Can Learn From Charlie Kirk on Reaching Out to Men
(L-R) Bill Clinton and Gavin Newsom speak onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown in New York City on Sept. 24, 2025. JP Yim/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week that Democrats should look to the late conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s outreach to young men as a model for their own party.

In a public conversation with former President Bill Clinton, Newsom said that conservative figures have tapped into young men’s frustrations and mobilized them—including Kirk, who was assassinated during a public event in Utah this month. Newsom said Democrats need to confront what he described as a “crisis of men and boys” both to help those men and to stay competitive in politics.

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