Donald Trump's endorsement remains the most valuable asset in GOP primaries. But after the president, it's Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and Turning Point USA leader who was killed on a Utah college campus last September. Candidates across the country, from Kentucky to Iowa to Arizona, are promoting their endorsements from Kirk's organization, hoping to use it to appeal to the swath of young, mostly male, voters that he influenced and brought to the Republican Party in recent years.
... the swath of young, mostly male, voters that he influenced and brought to the Republican Party in recent years. ...
Pres Trump seems to be driving them away.
Young Voters Are Turning Away From Trump.
time.com
... One year into President Donald Trump's second term, a key demographic that helped him win the White House is abandoning him in droves.
Trump's support among young people has cratered over the last year, according to several recent polls"the drop among young men has been particularly stark. ...
The decline among young men is particularly notable because Trump won the group in 2024 after his campaign courted them heavily, a strategy that led him to make appearances on podcasts popular with the demographic, such as Joe Rogan and Theo Von.
A poll last week from the nonpartisan think tank Third Way shows that Trump's job approval has declined among young men aged 18-29, with 32% approving and 66% disapproving of his performance in office.
The reasons for the decline are varied -- he has lost ground on issues ranging from the economy and immigration to foreign policy and healthcare. ...
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