{"id":1999230,"date":"2023-08-13T09:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-see-untapped-opportunity-to-wrest-youth-vote-from-democrats\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T09:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:43:43","slug":"gop-presidential-candidates-see-untapped-opportunity-to-wrest-youth-vote-from-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-see-untapped-opportunity-to-wrest-youth-vote-from-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP candidates eye chance to win over young voters from Dems."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-presidential-candidates-see-untapped-opportunity-to-wrest-youth-vote-from-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999230&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Engaging\u2063 Young \u2064Voters: A Challenge for Republicans in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2062 the\u200c 2020 election, President Joe Biden secured over \u206260 percent of the under-30 vote, while former President Donald Trump struggled to reach even 36 \u2062percent, according\u2064 to Tufts University\u2019s Tisch College of Civic Life. This significant gap,\u2062 fueled \u2064by a \u2062surge in\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-city-council-approves-petition-to-allow-juveniles-to-vote\/\" title=\"Boston City Council Approves Petition to Allow Juveniles to Vote\">youth voter turnout<\/a>, played a crucial role in Biden&#8217;s victory.<\/p>\n<p>However, recent surveys\u2064 indicate that the same voting cohort that helped install the Biden administration is\u200b now feeling ambivalent about their choice.\u2062 The prospect of a 2024 presidential election between\u2064 two septuagenarians is unlikely to inspire the same level of\u200b enthusiasm and turnout as in \u20632020.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Republicans Must Engage Young\u2063 Voters<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans can hope\u200c for a decline in youth voter participation, or they\u2064 can take \u200cproactive steps to capture \u200dthe support of under-30 Americans and young families. This \u200ddemographic has historically been challenging for the GOP to attract, but their engagement is\u2062 crucial not only for the 2024 election but also for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-see-untapped-opportunity-to-wrest-youth-vote-from-democrats\/\" title=\"GOP candidates eye chance to win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/behind-the-scenes-at-bidens-bizarre-press-conference\/\" title=\"Behind The Scenes At Biden\u2019s Bizarre Press Conference\">young voters<\/a> from Dems.&#8221;>long-term\u200c party support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One key \u2062strategy is\u2063 to nominate a candidate\u2063 who\u2063 can relate to Millennial voters and understand the pressures faced by \u2063young \u2063working and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is 'Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close'\">middle-class families<\/a>. This sentiment was echoed by several Republican presidential \u200ccandidates \u2062who \u200crecently campaigned \u200dat the Iowa\u200d State Fair.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Relatability \u2062and \u2064Connection<\/h3>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina \u2063Governor Nikki Haley, both potential contenders, emphasized\u200c their middle-class roots and their ability to identify with parents\u2062 raising children. While \u2064they did not outline specific strategies for winning young voters, their relatability was a recurring theme in their speeches.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the other hand, biotech entrepreneur Vivek \u2064Ramaswamy\u2063 and multi-corporate CEO \u200cRyan Binkley, along with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, \u2063made winning the youth vote \u200ca central focus of\u200d their campaign pitches. They\u200d warned that without appealing to under-30 voters and young families, \u200bRepublicans will \u200cstruggle \u2063to secure \u200cvictory in 2024, regardless of the nominee.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>President Trump&#8217;s Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>President Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican\u2063 field, faces a significant hurdle with under-30 voters. In \u200d2020, he lost this demographic by nearly a 2-to-1 margin, and polls suggest\u2064 that his appeal is \u2063unlikely to improve in 2024. While he did campaign at the Iowa State Fair, he did not participate in the Des Moines Register Political\u2062 Soapbox \u2062or &#8220;Fair Side Chats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Engaging \u200cyoung\u200b voters \u2063is \u200dnot only crucial for\u2063 the 2024 \u2064election but also for the future of the \u200cRepublican Party. \u2062With approximately 70 million Millennials eligible to vote in November 2024, \u2064their support could make a significant impact. Republicans must craft a \u2064compelling\u2064 appeal to under-30 Americans to win their hearts and secure their votes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Looking Beyond the Past<\/h3>\n<p>Ryan\u200c Binkley, who praised President Trump&#8217;s conservative policies, emphasized the need for a fresh\u2064 approach. He\u2062 argued that \u200busing the same failed \u200bblueprint for a \u200bthird time will not yield different results. To win over young voters, the GOP must embrace new ideas and perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the race for the Republican \u2064nomination is still unfolding, candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy are making \u2062waves with their focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-opposition-to-tiktok-ban-emerges-among-democratic-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Growing opposition to TikTok ban emerges among Democratic lawmakers\">engaging young voters<\/a>. The challenge for Republicans is to find a way to connect with this\u2062 crucial\u200b demographic and secure their support in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>increase from 2016\u2014highlights the significant support Biden received from young voters compared to Trump, as reported by Tufts University&#8217;s Tisch College of Civic Life. Biden secured over 60% of the under-30 vote, while Trump managed less than 36%. This substantial difference was further emphasized by the increased turnout of 18-29-year-olds, with 50% voting in 2020, an 11% rise from 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":509,"featured_media":1999231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}