Trump makes aggressive pitch to take young voters from Biden | The Hill
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Former President Trump on Wednesday urged younger voters to support him in next year's election, targeting a key demographic that helped put President Biden in the White House amid signs of declining support.
Trump, in a Newsweek op-ed headlined "I Will Make America Great Again for Young People," sought to make the case that the country has gotten worse for younger Americans during the Biden presidency, citing high mortgage rates, rising costs and what he called the promotion of "inappropriate racial, sexual, and political content" in schools.
Trump's pitch to younger voters comes as a series of polls have shown Biden with surprisingly low numbers among young voters, a key part of his victory in 2020 and a constituency that has historically backed Democratic presidential candidates by solid margins.
An NBC News poll released this month found Trump leading Biden among voters aged 18-34, with Trump garnering support from 46 percent of those voters to Biden's 42 percent.
A New York Times/Siena College survey released earlier this month showed Biden virtually tied with Trump among voters younger than 30, with a large swath of younger voters saying they would back independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Biden campaign and its allies have shrugged off recent polling showing Biden trailing Trump, arguing the election is still a year away and the dynamics will shift once it's clear Trump is the Republican nominee atop the ticket.
Still, any losses among young voters could be problematic for Biden, who won voters under 30 by more than 20 percentage points in 2020, according to national exit polling.
Much of Trump's argument was focused on rebuilding the economy and restoring the "American dream" for young people by making it easier to buy a home. Trump noted 30-year mortgage rates have surged since he left office, making homeownership unattainable for many Americans.
"When I take the oath of office as the 47th President of the United States, I will rapidly rebuild the greatest economy in the history of the world so that young people can thrive and prosper," Trump wrote in the op-ed. "I will stop Joe Biden's inflation nightmare, increase energy production, massively reduce government spending, and bring down interest rates, so that young people can once again afford to start a family, buy a home, and plan for a great future—the basic building blocks of the American Dream. I did it before, and we will do it once again."
Trump also suggested violent crime was a major issue for young voters, vowing to "restore law and order in our nation's cities" and "stop the Radical Marxist prosecutors surrendering our cities to violent criminals."
"That's why next November, tens of millions of young Americans will be casting their vote to end Joe Biden's failed presidency, and to finish the job of making America great again," Trump wrote.
Trump is dominating in Republican primary polls, making him the front-runner to secure the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 and secure a rematch with Biden.
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Dear Mr Trump:
Stick with this and the pro-abortion stand.
Drop the repeal Obamacare.
Pro-choice is a non-starter for Trump. He'll have to find something else to lie about.
That was long ago. He is no longer representing the pro-life movement. Get up with the times.
he might want to keep that news from his devoted thumper base...
Bull shit. After you rob the bank it does you no good to claim you will not rob another one.
That didnt take long, did it?
Ask your buddy Vic why he wants Trump to stop talking about Obamacare.
Wave to Vic
Good morning Vic
from lesbian scissoring on film in slovenia to first lady in 2+ decades is quite the career trajectory...
You are allowed to comment before 11 AM.
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a picture of melania 20 minutes after tag teaming her entire secret service detail...
You have a lot to say all of a sudden.
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People are not into the election yet, other than political junkies like us. And especially not young people. Things are going to come down on Trump like a ton of bricks next year. You think he is being criticized now? Wait 3 or 4 months.
Right now he is leading Biden.
Yawn.
Double yawn!
Fact is, Biden is losing numbers in most demographics, including Blacks, Hispanics, suburban women, and very like Muslim Americans, considering his wishy-washy stand on the Hamas war.
In other words people are not stupid
You wouldn't know that from hearing what a lot of right wingers have to say.
You'd know it from the Californians.
As a Californian born and raised, I will agree with you that for the most part we are not a stupid bunch, but we still do have our share of right wingers of questionable intelligence. I will also admit that after watching a video of what some people had to say about Hamas at the Oakland City Council meeting on Monday, there are some so-called "progressives" here in California who clearly fit the definition of "stupid". In fact, incredibly stupid.
I don’t understand why they would want to name this peaceful infrastructure system after a deadly projectile.
Whereas the Texas power grid failure gave "stupidity" a whole new meaning.
Exactly, they needed the Biden inflation busting infrastructure bill earlier.
No.
I might be wrong, but I think that almost 1/4 of the Us power outages last year occurred in California. The state came in first for the most power outages overall in the last 20 years: 2,684.
If so, good cause. That means even less driving occurred.
Hey, in 6 years or so, CA will have a high speed Merced to Bakersfield line.
It really is funny (sad) that you're trying to pass off 2019 statistics as alleged proof of "every year".
Your comment is a fraud. Got anything else?
Maybe California is betting on folks wanting to leave Bakersfield for Merced and leave Merced for Bakersfield. I’m sorry, but I can’t defend CA thinking.
Not the same thing at all. And the Texas stupidity resulted in at least 246 deaths.
I've been to Texas a few times. Texas is like one big Merced.
How so?
I was stationed there for two years. Castle AFB. A long, long time ago. Fond memories!
Only time in Texas was for three months at Lackland AFB for basic training.