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Calling Democrats ‘communists’ won’t win Gen Z — Republicans need a better offer

I'm Gen-Z and I know that the GOP must sell real solutions, not just call Democrats names and think it will win hearts and minds

By Brilyn Hollyhand Fox News

Published September 10, 2026 6:20am EDT | Updated September 10, 2026 6:29am EDT

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I’m sitting in the American Airlines Center as the first-ever Republican midterm convention gets underway in Dallas, and the energy is real. The room is loud. The crowd is locked in. People came here because they know November is not a drill.

That’s the good news.

The less comfortable news is this: just calling Democrats communists is not a strategy. Yes, they are. The agenda is collectivist. The instincts are coercive. The destination is bigger government, weaker families, and a generation trained to look to the state for everything.

But their lies, empty promises, and dangling "free" things in front of my generation are working. Emotions work. Subsidized housing talking points work. Student-debt theater works. Climate panic works. Identity sermons work. They do not need to be honest. They need to be first, loud, and simple.

I'M GEN Z: IF THE GOP WANTS MY VOTE, STOP THE........

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