A viral video on social media shows the moment a group of fraternity brothers prevented protesters from removing an American flag and replacing it with a Palestinian flag on University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s campus. This moment has garnered a lot of outside attention. Conservatives are calling the young men “heroes” for holding the flag up to prevent it from hitting the ground.
Groups have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the fraternity, which is becoming a poster child for the Right’s side of the conflict on campuses.
These protests have become a flashpoint for political ideology. While young people tend to lean more liberal, there’s a widening gap in how men and women perceive political issues.
According to a Gallup poll, 40% of women 18-29 years old say they’re liberal while 21% are conservative. For men, 25% consider themselves liberal in this age bracket. Of the respondents, 29% of men say they’re conservative and 44% are moderate.
The college-age demographic as a whole is often seen as a given for Democrats. In 2020, Biden won 60% of the youth vote. However, the conflict in the Middle East could be hurting Biden’s chances with young people.
A new CNN poll shows Biden is 11 percentage points behind Trump among voters 18-34 years old. Approximately 81% of voters in this age group disapprove of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, a sentiment that is currently playing out on college campuses.
