{"id":2694,"date":"2026-06-24T14:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:10:32","slug":"conservative-influencer-c-j-pearson-tells-gop-politicians-to-join-tiktok-young-voters-are-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2694","title":{"rendered":"Conservative influencer C.J. Pearson tells GOP politicians to join TikTok: \u2018Young voters are there\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A top conservative influencer with more than a million followers on social media has a simple message for Republican politicians: Get on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2692\">Trump has stark warning for NYC after democratic socialists sweep primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung voters are there,\u201d C.J. Pearson, head of the Republican National Committee\u2019s Youth Advisory Council, said in an interview for \u201cThe Sitdown With Alex Swoyer\u201d podcast. \u201cWe can\u2019t win where we don\u2019t compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Starting his online activism at age 8, Mr. Pearson has risen to the top of the MAGA online world, where the 23-year-old has hosted primetime Republican gatherings and met with President Trump multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled becoming interested in politics at age 6 or 7 when his second-grade teacher had students participate in a mock vote during the 2008 election. He told his grandparents that he supported John McCain because of his military background, like his grandfather\u2019s.<\/p>\n<div>\n<section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since then, the Generation Z influencer journeyed from his home state of Georgia to the nation\u2019s capital, where he aims to make a difference ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>He is encouraging Republican candidates to try new media to reach younger voters \u2014 such as the video-sharing platform TikTok and the growing podcast scene.<\/p>\n<p>But he says authenticity is where it matters, comparing former Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 failed podcast interviews to Mr. Trump\u2019s successful appearances on Joe Rogan\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuthenticity is going to be the key,\u201d Mr. Pearson said. \u201c[Ms. Harris] flopped because it was manufactured. It was very rehearsed and it wasn\u2019t authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people are actually very much receptive to our ideas,\u201d he added. \u201cWe just have to get in front of them, whether it is embracing new platforms like TikTok or integrating influencers into our communication strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump has credited TikTok with his ability to increase support from young voters in 2024. A Pew Research study found 63% of voters aged 18-29 are on TikTok. According to Reuters, Mr. Trump garnered 3 million followers on TikTok within 24 hours of joining the network.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2690\">China rallies allies to slam Japan\u2019s rearmament, while Tokyo tightens defense links<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers, such as Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, have recently used TikTok to speak to constituents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more that we actually tell young people there is another option available that is driven by logic and truth \u2014 and not by emotion and half-truths \u2014 they are actually very eager to come to our side,\u201d Mr. Pearson said, adding that most young women he talks to don\u2019t think that biological men should participate in women\u2019s sports or that children should undergo gender transition.<\/p>\n<p>As for the midterms, he says domestic issues will be the key to winning younger voters. But he isn\u2019t too concerned over the GOP\u2019s chances of keeping control of the Senate, given that Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner has sported a Nazi-related tattoo and Texas Democratic nominee James Talarico has said that God is nonbinary and that there are six genders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually feel really good, because you look at Graham Platner, who is running in Maine, who is trying to be this pseudo alpha male with a Nazi tattoo and all, who is trying to moderate his image to voters in Maine and I don\u2019t think they are going to buy it,\u201d Mr. Pearson said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Platner has also faced accusations of infidelity and sexual harassment in his race to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen you look at James \u2018Talafreako\u2019 [Talarico] over in Texas, who is a vegan running in Texas and a guy who seems to have rented a girlfriend for the purposes of his campaign. He is confused about a lot of things, and I think the people of Texas will see through that,\u201d Mr. Pearson said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Talarico had promoted a vegan campaign image but now says he eats meat after facing criticism from Republicans. He is looking to take Sen. John Cornyn\u2019s Senate seat away from GOP control. Mr. Talarico is running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Trump-picked candidate who bested Mr. Cornyn in the primary.<\/p>\n<p>The main way to keep winning elections, according to Mr. Pearson, is to encourage states to redistrict and ensure race isn\u2019t used to draw district lines that favor minorities following the Supreme Court ruling this year striking down part of the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to hold the feet to the fire of these state legislatures who have now been given a golden opportunity and undo these racist maps that have been drawn,\u201d he said. \u201cDo the right thing, redraw the maps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2688\">Trump tells gas companies to drop prices fast or face price-gouging probe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top conservative influencer with more than a million followers on social media has a simple message for Republican politicians: Get on TikTok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[1733,1715,1734],"class_list":["post-2694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-c-j-pearson","tag-republican-national-committee","tag-tiktok"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conservative influencer C.J. 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