[3] In general, it supports Donald Trump, and combines non-religious libertarian concerns, such as opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns and bans on abortion,[4][5] with an "unwillingness to accept liberal social norms",[1] such as "gender pronoun usage and diversity, equity and inclusion practices",[2] and embraces "sexual libertinism, anti-authoritarianism, ... and lots of f-bombs".
[5] As of November 2022, barstool conservatism was alleged by some to be "growing in prominence",[2] and even "largely" defining the Republican Party coalition;[1] and by 2024 was credited with helping Donald Trump win the election.
He described them as having a libertarian streak at odds with Republican Christian "traditional social conservatives" —they did "not oppose or even care about abortion or same-sex marriage, much less stem-cell research";[7] but instead accepted "with varying degrees of enthusiasm .... pornography, homosexuality, drug use, legalized gambling, and whatever GamerGate was about"; but do side with conservatives in having "vague concerns about political correctness and 'SJWs', opposition to the popularization of so-called critical race theory, sentimentality about the American flag and the military, the rights of male undergraduates to engage in fornication while intoxicated without fear of the Title IX mafia.
[8] Writing in November 2022, Benjamin Schnurr, describes Barstool, or at least Dave Portnoy's ideas, as "a mixture of politically incorrect and, at times, misogynistic behavior" with "more liberal stances on issues such as women's and LGBTQ rights".
[14][7] Schnurr thinks it remains to be seen whether the conservative cultural grievances of "stoolies" with microaggressions and political correctness will overcome its libertarian streak for keeping abortion legal,[2] which is a major issue for Portnoy.
[6][16] At the same time, at least one observer (Charles Fain Lehman) anticipated a "backlash" in public opinion against vice, brought on by the medical and psychological side affects of drugs and incidents of bankruptcy and ruined credit from gambling and speculation in cryptocurrency.