“We have to use paid media dollars from government budgets, to reach them [Men of Color]. using good governance money and telling them what we are doing as your elected official. We have to start making their lives better and our policies are not doing that” .- Terrance Woodbury.

“We are not a monolith, identifying what those concerns are…issues around economics. For Black men we want to feel a level of respect. We want to be heard. The Black man in many ways feels disrespected…respect is a big thing.” - Royce Duplessis (@RoyceDuplessis).

“It’s not about the [ad] money, its about the strategy of how it’s spent. There is a lack of priority about how the [ad] money is moving into reaching these communities” - Chuck Rocha (@ChuckRocha).

“I don’t think there is a message that can fix this, but its really important to know who is sharing the message…policy is not a message because we still see a drop off [with this group]” - Terrance Woodbury (@t_woodbury1).

“We need to find a way to talk to these people outside of mainstream media. I see people that look like me through social media not on mainstream media.” - Roger Lau (@RogerLau).

“We [the Democratic Party] need to talk about running a 50 state strategy. We need to move away from a party that works on seven states. We need to be more thoughtful about how to talk to voters. We need to talk to the entire community instead of a few individuals from each.

Yesterday, we wrapped up our panel discussion on Men of Color as the New Swing Voters at @Netroots_Nation in New Orleans! Here were some snippets from our panel discussion:

“It’s not about the [ad] money, its about the strategy of how it’s spent. There is a lack of priority about how the [ad] money is moving into reaching these communities” - Chuck Rocha (@ChuckRocha).

“I don’t think there is a message that can fix this, but its really important to know who is sharing the message…policy is not a message because we still see a drop off [with this group]” - Terrance Woodbury (@t_woodbury1).

“We need to find a way to talk to these people outside of mainstream media. I see people that look like me through social media not on mainstream media.” - Roger Lau (@RogerLau).

“We [the Democratic Party] need to talk about running a 50 state strategy. We need to move away from a party that works on seven states. We need to be more thoughtful about how to talk to voters. We need to talk to the entire community instead of a few individuals from each.

RT @gabe_uy: .@TheDemocrats’ @RogerLau joins @t_woodbury1 and @ChuckRocha at @Netroots_Nation #NN25

Men of color are the new swing voters. 🗳️ . Today, Terrance Woodbury (@t_woodbury1) moderated a powerhouse panel at Netroots Nation on what’s driving the shift and what it’ll take to win them back.

RT @ThirdWayTweet: After the 2024 election, something was clear: Democrats have an issue winning over young men. So, we talked to Trump-su….

New Research!. We partnered with Third Way (@ThirdWayTweet) to go beyond the headlines and hear directly from young men in battleground states. The outcome? A clearer picture of why they’re shifting right and what it will take to bring them back. This isn’t just a political

New feature in @washingtonpost. We partnered with @ThirdWayTweet to better understand how young men in key swing states are thinking about politics and what’s behind recent shifts in their voting behavior. Check out full article: