Swing Voters Are Creeped Out by JD Vance (w/ Will Sommer) | The Focus Group

Some strange, under-the-radar things are happening on the right. Marco Rubio is experiencing a strange rehabilitation with the Republican base, and some young men are excited about taxing OnlyFans. Meanwhile, JD Vance is still on the struggle bus with swing voters, especially women. Will Sommer, The Bulwark’s right-wing fever swamp correspondent, joins Sarah to break down the growing rift between the MAGA establishment and the America First wing—and what it means for 2028.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:21 Right-wing crackups: Epstein, foreign policy, influencer power
00:05:10 Focus groups & Vance vs. Rubio
00:18:41 Gen Z Trump men on Israel and Gaza
00:23:41 Nick Fuentes and “ironic” extremism
00:29:25 Influencer politicians: Fishback and the “OnlyFans tax”
00:35:29 Where MAGA is headed next
00:38:02 Wrap up