He’s Openly Antisemitic. Young Male Conservatives in Florida Love Him.

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  This is The Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times Opinion.

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  You've heard the news.

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  Here's what to make of it.

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  I'm Dan Waken, an editor in New York Times Opinion.

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  My colleague, columnist Michelle Goldberg, recently wrote a profile of 31-year-old James Fishback, a Republican candidate for Florida governor.

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  Fishback's become a sensation among some young Florida Republicans with his commitment to affordability and his fierce opposition

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  to immigration and U.S. support for Israel.

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  He also embraces a kind of trollish racism and anti-Semitism.

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  Given Fishback's views, I wanted to ask Michelle,

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  what is it about Fishback that resonates so much with young Republican voters?

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  Michelle, thanks for being here.

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  Hey, thanks for having me.

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  So, first things first.

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  This column of yours really connected with audiences.

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  It was one of the most widely read pieces of the year in the New York Times so far.

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  Thousands of people have left comments.

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  But for those who are unfamiliar, give us some background on James Fishback.

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  Sure, and I should say to me,

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  James Fishback as a person is almost less interesting than the movement around him.

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  But so James Fishback is somebody who's been trying to make it in Republican politics or conservative politics

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