Democrats Lean Into ‘Dateable’ Candidates

Gone is the day when elderly statesmen govern. Here is the day when eligible bachelors rule.

In recent years, there has been an increase in candidates marketing themselves as “dateable.” Leaning into their attractiveness (and singleness), these politicians have ridden the social media wave to the forefront of election discourse. See John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, who just recently lost his congressional primary race but won adoring media coverage, and Beau Bayh, fighting to be elected Indiana’s Secretary of State.

Boyfriends We Deserve is a social media account that promotes and endorses attractive liberal politicians. Although self-labeled as a parody account, it’s operated by Democratic strategist Monica Venzke, whose goal is to make hot male Democrat candidates appealing to women. She told USA Today she wants to “make it sexy to be a Democrat again.”