Danielle Kurtzleben's NPR article reports that social media thirst traps of young Democratic men elected in the 2026 midterms — viral montages, a parody Tiger Beat cover, weightlifting videos — signal how the party responded to the Trump era, contrasting with 2018's record wave of Democratic women. Sources including Christina Wolbrecht and Monica Venske tie the attention to a masculinity debate, while women still won historic firsts like Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor.