Billy Graham in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 2, 2018. [Pictured: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is seen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the FBI's "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. on June 3, 2020. --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 23% (63rd most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among women: 42% (40th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 31% (60th most popular Republican) When administrators balked, Miller took his case to the airwaveson The Larry Elder Showuntil the school cried uncle and allowed Horowitz to speak. But Lincoln did not win that 1858 Senate race. That fall, Republicans took control of the House for the first time since 1955, and Gingrich took the top job as majority speaker. - People who have heard of this politician: 47%. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) - Neutral opinion of this politician: 13% Since his speech, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has hired Sandmann as a grass-roots director for his re-election campaign. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 38% (26th most popular Republican) The former Dallas Cowboys star and Heisman Trophy winner took heat for speaking at this years Republican National Convention but he beat back critics who claimed Trump is a racist. - Negative opinion of this politician: 17% Stacker believes in making the worlds data more accessible through Coming from a poor family, Rick Scott rose to become chief executive of Columbia/HCA, the nations largest private, for-profit hospital chain. "Slavery was repugnant, but we believe in moral redemption, and Sullivan did a lot for African Americans when he was governor of Texas. Some come from families with long histories of high-profile public service, and others emerge from seeming obscurity and humble origins. Unlike most on this list, 20-year-old Doyle is a lonerunaffiliated with YAF, College Republicans, Prager Force or any other conservative youth organization. - People who have heard of this politician: 65%. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 45% (2nd most popular Republican) He added, "It's easy for an organization of our size to make red-meat content for conservatives, but we always reach out to people who don't agree with us and try to change their minds. I was told by many that I was the most hated person on campus. ", When Salas was a sophomore, she also decided to create a Young Americans for Freedom (affiliated with YAF) chapter at her Chicago high school, never considering it might conflict with her duties as a board member of the campus Latino Club. "I get a lot of emails from young people who have been apolitical, and they say I do a good job of counteracting the indoctrination they received in the public school system, so I cement their belief system for them," Doyle told Newsweek. Hadley Heath Manning A When the provocative statement that she made drew unacceptable reaction that was beyond the bounds, we condemned those statements and removed threatening comments made toward her. "I got a ton of pushback and basically cloistered myself when I came out as conservative," he said. The same year, she made a presidential bid that ended when she placed sixth in the Iowa caucus. It builds character. --- Positive opinion among men: 59% (47th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 32% (56th most popular Republican) "Who does he think he is? He is a big supporter of the National Rifle Association, and served on President Donald Trumps Second Amendment Coalition, set up to advise Trump on gun-related issues. ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 21% --- Positive opinion among women: 47% (5th most popular Republican) Nicholas Sandmann speaks during the Republican National Convention on August 25. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 28% (85th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among men: 57% (78th most popular Republican) He is a fierce advocate of economic and personal freedom and focuses on the absurdities and abuses of big government. "My dad always told me the greatest defense mechanism is silence in the moment, but when the Lord gives you the opportunity to speak truth, take it." - Negative opinion of this politician: 22% ", National Republican Congressional Committee, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Republicans&oldid=1136675417, Youth wings of political parties in the United States, Republican Party (United States) organizations, Political organizations established in 1931, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from February 2011, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Jon Grinspan, "'Young Men for War': The Wide Awakes and Lincoln's 1860 Presidential Campaign,". Arpaio was convicted in 2017 of contempt of court for ignoring an order to stop arresting immigrants solely on suspicion of being illegal, and President Donald Trump pardoned him a month later. Her chapter was finally approved last year, and 150 students attended its inaugural meeting. The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, is also a member of the president of the Republican Party. Richard Nixon, Dwight D Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are a few other famous republican leaders. (Singer, Actor, and Black Activist.) Just 20 years old, Duffy is already vice chairman and founding member of YAF's chapter at the University of Chicago, where the history major drums up more than her share of controversy, given she's also the outreach director for College Republicans and Students for Life at a campus dominated by left-leaning students and staff. The defining characteristic on this list is the courage to speak your mind even when vastly outnumbered by, in some cases, an angry mob. --- Positive opinion among women: 40% (59th most popular Republican) She said that for three years in a row vandals ripped crosses out of the ground that were meant to honor aborted fetuses during her YAF chapter's annual anti-abortion display. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 14% - Neutral opinion of this politician: 22% In 2018 Pence announced the administration's plan to add a Space Force branch to the U.S. military. She filed for divorce in 2011. [8] The YRNF was officially founded in 1931.[9]. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 35% (41st most popular Republican) ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 27% While president of the university's College Republicans in 2018 and hosting an event supporting Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, Rice-Cameron insisted that police issue a citation to a female student who "got in my face and proceeded to hit me in the chest area and push me back forcefully," according to the campus newspaper. WebThe leading Republican candidates (left to right): William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Simon Cameron, and Edward Bates, 1860 Library of Congress Lincoln's Second Chance The Lincoln-Douglas Debates are often cited as the instrument that thrust Abraham Lincoln into national prominence. [Pictured: Sen. Elizabeth Dole is seen during "The Today Show" broadcast at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 23, 2019. - Negative opinion of this politician: 24% He has become a strong supporter of President Donald Trump. - People who have heard of this politician: 50%. The former head of Godfather's Pizza and the National Restaurant Association, Herman Cain sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. ], You may also like: The original Woodstock, by the numbers, - Positive opinion of this politician: 19% Some come from poverty and troubled childhoods and know how to build empathy with voters. He later served on the House Intelligence Committee, investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and was chairman of the House Oversight Committee that investigated Clinton's emails. It was frightening." The author of numerous books on political conservatism, Goldwater died in 1998 at his suburban Phoenix home. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 16% Historically, he gained a reputation for bipartisanship, built on his friendship with the late Sen. Ted Kennedy with whom he designed a health insurance plan. A key Trump supporter, the California Congressman proposed a bill to fund the border wall with Mexico for $23.4 billion and led House opposition to the effort to impeach the president. They might build a following with their fervent belief in the rights of gun owners, or have been judged worthy by their response to crises such as the Sept. 11 attacks. - Negative opinion of this politician: 23% Tomi Lahren A newcomer to this annual list, Lahren, 24, shot to the top this year with her booming social media 2. Michael Steele was elected Lt. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018. He is now a U.S. senator from Utah, and he and his family belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As vice president to George W. Bush from 20012009, in the wake of 9/11, Cheney was an advocate for the U.S. war on terror and the 2003 invasion of Iraq; set up the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, where he supported harsh interrogation techniques; and designed anti-terrorist citizen surveillance. He was a major opponent of same-sex marriage and of abortion rights, and sponsored a 2003 measure to criminalize ending late-term pregnancies. Bush had a penchant for malapropisms and mangling phrases that became known as Bushisms, and he was popular for his affable Texas style. --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 25% (34th most popular Republican) She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and also was considered an effective campaigner in her husband Sen. Bob Doles presidential bids. WebYoung Republican Alumni. She also co-founded The Chicago Thinker, the university's soon-to-launch conservative newspaper, and she wrote stories for The Federalist as a summer intern, including one excoriating as Marxist propaganda Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, the textbook promoted by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. - People who have heard of this politician: 63%. 1. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 26% (92nd most popular Republican) - People who have heard of this politician: 93%. If your organization is interested in becoming a Stacker Bennett has written widely on topics such as Christianity, values, and morality. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 43% (5th most popular Republican) Her first post features her "coming out" as a conservative to her parents, who are aghast at the news. Then I remembered the values my mom taught me; it turned out they were conservative, while the things the professors were teaching me in sociology and political science didn't make any sense." --- Positive opinion among women: 39% (79th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among women: 41% (44th most popular Republican) The legendary Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican candidate to be elected to the Presidents office. speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol, May 27, 2020. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 26% (91st most popular Republican) A look at popular Republicans in America shows that they come in all sizes and shapes. - People who have heard of this politician: 62%. Web1 Arnold Schwarzenegger 97% 54% 2 Donald Trump 98% 44% 3 George W. Bush 96% 43% 4 Henry Kissinger 84% 39% 5 Bob Dole 87% 39% 6 Ben Carson 84% 38% 7 Sarah Donald Rumsfeld had a long career in politics, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives; as U.S. ambassador to NATO; and as secretary of defense twice, under President Gerald Ford and under President George W. Bush. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Dr. Fauci Would Bet 10 Cents on Trump Having Vaccine by November, December, Florida Dem Rep Shalala Admits Squad Sometimes Pisses Her Off, Lets Loose on 'Idiotic' Trump. --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 24% (45th most popular Republican) It's a big deal," Olsen said. As a rising star in the Republican party, Rick Santorum and other members in the House so-called gang of seven took on members of Congress who were bouncing checks without penalty at the House bank. Witt told Newsweek that he was largely apolitical when he started at the University of Colorado Denver, "until I saw how terrible the left is to anyone with a different point of view. Olsen, an economics major, grew his chapter's membership from 10 to 100 over the past two years, and they created a social media campaign dubbed #CCPNotForMe to raise awareness of human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party. WebThe current president of the United States, Donald Trump, is also a member of the president of the Republican Party. --- Positive opinion among women: 40% (58th most popular Republican) The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, is also a member of the president of the Republican Party. The legendary Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican candidate to be elected to the Presidents office. I felt so alone at the time. --- Positive opinion among men: 58% (70th most popular Republican) Rice-Cameron declined an interview request but told The Washington Post that he agreed with Trump's immigration policy, support of Israel, deregulation efforts and anti-abortion position. --- Positive opinion among women: 42% (34th most popular Republican) - Negative opinion of this politician: 34% - Neutral opinion of this politician: 18% --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 22% (90th most popular Republican) ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 24% --- Positive opinion among men: 60% (38th most popular Republican) - Negative opinion of this politician: 35% ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 30% He represented Oklahoma in the House of Representatives for four terms, beginning in 1995. She chose YAF at GWU over College Republicans when she saw a picture of Ronald Reagan hanging in the office of the former. [Pictured: Mia Love attends The Common Good Forum & American Spirit Awards 2019 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York on May 10, 2019. - Negative opinion of this politician: 10% --- Positive opinion among men: 57% (74th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among men: 52% (100th most popular Republican) Mike Pence was a conservative radio and television talk show host in the 1990s before he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000 and then as governor of Indiana in 2012. Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri): As both the youngest member of the Senate and one of its newest members after the 2018 elections, Josh Hawley is perhaps the best example of adding a truly fresh face to the lineup of the MAGA crowd in Congress. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 38% (22nd most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among men: 51% (103rd most popular Republican) In the White House, Trump survived an impeachment effort but as he faces re-election, his political standing has sunk over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Christian conservative is strongly opposed to abortion rights and same-sex marriage and has significant evangelical support. I was so scared and didn't know that I should lawyer up," she said. Olsen was assured a place on this list when YAF announced in August that the chapter he runs at Texas A&M was named Chapter of the Year, quite an accomplishment considering that YAF is on 2,000 campuses nationwide. --- Positive opinion among women: 41% (43rd most popular Republican) We're the ones in the way. --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 26% (15th most popular Republican) To that end, most Stacker stories are freely available to ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 55% Haley won national kudos in 2015 when, in the wake of a racially-inspired mass church shooting, she called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol. While at GWU, "we were vandalized 20 times and filed a dozen police reports," she said. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 17% "A girl messaged me just the other day saying she was always on the left, but watched my videos and is now a hard-core conservative battling her liberal friends in Los Angeles." [Pictured: Texas Sen. Texas Ted Cruz questions former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein during a Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington D.C. on June 3, 2020. --- Positive opinion among women: 43% (20th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 39% (16th most popular Republican) Each state can start their own Young Republican Federation. - People who have heard of this politician: 56%. Donald Trump was a real estate developer who gained national attention when he starred on the reality television show The Apprentice. The unlikely politician defeated 16 Republican rivals to land the partys presidential nomination in 2016 and, in what was a surprise to many observers, defeated Hillary Clinton in the general election. At GWU, she would seek out opportunities to debate liberal professors and students. - People who have heard of this politician: 82%. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 13% It's a very liberal school. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 26% (94th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 31% (66th most popular Republican) But the diplomat came under criticism for the U.S. bombing campaigns in North Vietnam and in Cambodia. --- Positive opinion among women: 43% (21st most popular Republican) This brief history lesson suggests that, when it comes to modern-day conservatives, there are clues at a young age as to whom the movement's next influencers, akin to Shapiro or Miller, might be. He famously criticized the popular Murphy Brown television show for lacking family values and misspelled "potato" as "potatoe" in an appearance at a school spelling bee. He rarely discusses politics in school, so two years ago he decided he "needed a place to vent" and made his first video and threw it up on his Instagram page, where it was well received. But he famously lost reelection in 2000 to Gov. ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 19% [Pictured: US President Donald Trump is seen on stage with commentator and former education secretary Bill Bennett during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Policy Conference at a hotel in Washington D.C. on June 26, 2019. The religious conservative opposes same-sex marriage and has questioned whether homosexuality is a choice. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 41% (10th most popular Republican) Chris Christie speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit - Day 1 at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 23, 2019. Ryans poll ratings slipped in 2017 after the House, where he was speaker, failed to overturn the Affordable Care Act that had become President Barack Obamas legacy. - Negative opinion of this politician: 52% --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 34% (48th most popular Republican) "As a freshman, I was quiet and sat in classes just observing. ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 22% These days, many are judged by their relationship with President Donald Trump. ], You may also like: 10 most common items polluting the ocean, - Positive opinion of this politician: 19% --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 26% (93rd most popular Republican) - People who have heard of this politician: 67%. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 31% (66th most popular Republican) Additional reading for each state can be found on each states 'About Me' section. --- Positive opinion among women: 41% (57th most popular Republican) WebEd Lopez (National Vice Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus and National Committee Member, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry) Ernesto Lopez (first Latino elected to the Delaware State Senate) John Lopez IV (Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2016) Pete Lopez (EPA regional administrator; former New York ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 25% as well as image rights, data visualizations, forward planning tools, ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 20% - Neutral opinion of this politician: 8% - Negative opinion of this politician: 44% --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 38% (20th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 37% (33rd most popular Republican) He's the one who is going to need luck if he expects me to back down," Walker said. She's releasing 10 more videos in the next two months, and next year she's creating a curriculum she hopes will be adopted in schools. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 51% (81st most popular Republican) Scott Walker (WI-R) speaks to supporters at a last-minute get out the vote rally the night before the midterm elections at Weldall Mfg., Inc. on Nov. 5, 2018. Representing New Orleans suburbs in the U.S. House of Representatives, Steve Scalise has a reputation for conviviality among colleagues. Not only did she go ahead with the YAF chapter but she got a job as an intern with Bruce Rauner, the Republican governor of Illinois at the time. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 39% (18th most popular Republican) - Positive opinion of this politician: 36% --- Positive opinion Governor of Maryland in 2003 and named chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2009. Witt, who also speaks at colleges across the country, said he gets daily messages indicating he's having an impact. Scalise was shot in the hip during a congressional baseball practice in Virginia in 2017. - Negative opinion of this politician: 17% - Neutral opinion of this politician: 27% "Students today may learn that Stalin, Lenin, Castro and Mao were terrible dictators, but they don't learn that they came to power by attacking businesses and promising free government services and free food. ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 19% They have the support of the culture, the elite and the institutions. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 35% (42nd most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among women: 36% (97th most popular Republican) ], You may also like: Libertarian, gerrymandering, and 50 other political terms you should know. - Negative opinion of this politician: 11% In 2013, the Kentucky senator delivered the tea partys response to President Barack Obamas State of the Union address. - Negative opinion of this politician: 42% [6] It has both a national organization and chapters in individual states. "I lost by 13 percent, but I did it with passion and energy, so everyone was congratulating me," she recalled. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 16% As chairman of the Senates Small Business Committee, he has been active in designing coronavirus economic relief measures. John Doyle says he has 13,000 Twitter followers and 167,000 subscribers to his YouTube Channel, dubbed "Heck Off Commie! "California code required schools to cite the pledge," Elder told Newsweek while recalling the phone call from Miller. Doyle boasts 13,000 Twitter followers and 167,000 subscribers to his YouTube Channel, dubbed Heck Off Commie! The 43rd U.S. president George W. Bush was in office for the 9/11 attacks. --- Positive opinion among women: 43% (29th most popular Republican) "Jorge Ramos and the others at Univision and Telemundo tell me I can't make it in politics because I have a president who doesn't like me and the paleface won't allow it. --- Positive opinion among women: 40% (66th most popular Republican) - Neutral opinion of this politician: 17% - People who have heard of this politician: 58%. He bragged that he made inmates wear pink underwear and listen to hours of patriotic music and opera. Miller, of course, pursued a career in politics, including stints as press secretary for Representative Michele Bachmann and Senator Jeff Sessions before becoming, at age 31, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump. He has been a supporter of President Donald Trump, although he did not back the presidents plans for a border wall, and he supported sanctions against Russia that Trump opposed. [Pictured: Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio poses for photos during the Mother of All Rallies at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Sept. 8, 2018. - People who have heard of this politician: 83%. He competed on the reality television show Dancing With the Stars in 2016. John Ashbrook, former US Congressman from Ohio's 17th; Steve Bartlett, former US Congressman from Texas; Aaron Bean, Florida State [Pictured: Gov. Al Jolson Dec. at 64 (1886 ], You may also like: Most dangerous countries for journalists, - Positive opinion of this politician: 23% But after the Parkland school shooting, he signed a gun control law that instituted a three-day waiting period for gun purchases, raised the minimum age for ownership to 21, and tightened mental health requirements. storytelling. In The News. ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 27% --- Positive opinion among women: 46% (8th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 36% (40th most popular Republican) Nothing brought more backlash, though, than her participation in her university's Institute of Politics "Why I Vote" initiative, where students posed for photographs holding a sign stating their reason for voting. [Pictured: Former U.S. ], - Positive opinion of this politician: 26% --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 42% (7th most popular Republican) [Pictured: Gov. - People who have heard of this politician: 71%. Around that same time, 17-year old Ben Shapiro was a student at UCLA, having graduated from high school two years early, and the conservative teenager was already the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the country. [Pictured: Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 23% - People who have heard of this politician: 69%. - Negative opinion of this politician: 41% The left plays dirty," he said. "How could I possibly imagine that the simple act of putting on that red hat would unleash hate from the left?" The self-proclaimed maverick with an anti-intellectual outlook fell short on the campaign trail, with gaffes and a lack of political knowledge, particularly in foreign relations. Considered smart and shrewd, Kissinger also was credited with helping achieve dtente between the United States and the Soviet Union, and with negotiating the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I). --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 20% (102nd most popular Republican) (The school did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment.) --- Positive opinion among men: 58% (69th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among men: 63% (11th most popular Republican) - Negative opinion of this politician: 32% --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 25% (19th most popular Republican) The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives as minority leader, Kevin McCarthy has a reputation for effective party networking and skilled fundraising. "When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the squad were getting so much positive attention, I thought it was a fad, until I saw that the majority of young people said in a poll that socialism was our future," she said. Although Young Republican organizations existed as early as 1856 with the founding of the New York Young Republican Club,[7] the Young Republican National Federation was formed by George H. Olmsted at the urging of Herbert Hoover. - People who have heard of this politician: 84%. At the time of her election, she was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at 38 years old. - Negative opinion of this politician: 29% During his campaign, Cruz advocated for a 10% flat income tax, elimination of estate taxes, and the dismantling of the Internal Revenue Service. "For the average person, it might be difficult, but I love it because I get to say what needs to be said," he said. Carson ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016, and at HUD has been criticized for a lack of experience. - Negative opinion of this politician: 41% --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 23% (76th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 22% (89th most popular Republican) A former Kansas senator, Bob Dole was the Republican candidate for president in 1996, pledging a 15% across-the-board tax cut that failed to gain traction with voters. "The tradition is that A&M is for conservatives and farmers while the University of Texas is for enlightened liberals. Bush also was in the White House when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. --- Positive opinion among Millennials: 32% (58th most popular Republican) --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 37% (29th most popular Republican) Janelle Mone's Film 'Antebellum' Shows the Horrors of Systemic Racism, The War and Treaty Look for Healing on their new album. Saira Blair Last year, Blair became the youngest elected state legislator in John Stossel is probably the most high-profile libertarian-conservative in media today. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 18% Now his loyal supporters, who had sent King to Washington for nine terms in the House of Representatives, have signaled they have had enough of him. Senator Rand Paul's Presidential campaign at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. --- Positive opinion among Baby Boomers: 31% (63rd most popular Republican) His book Right Now: A 12-Step Program For Defeating The Obama Agenda accused the Obama administration of big government expansion, nationalization plans, and out-of-control spending. --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 26% (12th most popular Republican) Evita Duffy is the outreach director for College Republicans and Students for Life at the University of Chicago. - Neutral opinion of this politician: 28% The First Amendment, in fact, is a primary reason Dao leans right. --- Positive opinion among Generation X: 23% (60th most popular Republican) - Neutral opinion of this politician: 27% --- Positive opinion among men: 57% (82nd most popular Republican) - Negative opinion of this politician: 36% One person who threatened me online was specifically upset that I criticized socialism." 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