I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.
I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.
nytimes.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44416979
Michelle Goldberg March 12, 2026
Slight and bespectacled, Fishback has a geeky charisma and the verbal dexterity of a former competitive high school debater. His policies are a mishmash of extreme conservatism and economic progressivism; nationalism tinged with socialism, if you will. He believes that Florida’s gun laws are too strict, its abortion laws too lax and its public teacher pay too low. He’s called for a 50 percent sin tax on OnlyFans creators and $10,000 grants to high-performing high school graduates to buy homes or start businesses. Though he’s the son of an immigrant — his mother is Colombian — he wants a total immigration moratorium.
Most of all, Fishback has made contempt for Israel and its American lobby a centerpiece of his campaign, constantly reminding audiences how much America spends on Israel while its own needs are ignored.