The young voters who were drawn to a Republican Party led by Trump are already open to another leader becoming the face of the GOP. That, of course, is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s top potential rival in a 2024 primary.
PHOENIX — Donald Trump has the respect of the newest generation of conservatives. But at the nation’s largest annual gathering of MAGA Millennials and Gen Z-ers, talk of the former president has centered on his legacy, rather than anticipation about his political future.
“I love both of them so much. So I don't really want to deal with the fact that they might have to run against each other,” said Kevin Flaherty, a 19-year-old conference attendee from Detroit. But Flaherty said he would support DeSantis over Trump, believing the Florida governor would have greater appeal to independent voters.
Obvious Trump acolytes — his own son, Donald Trump Jr., and future daughter-in-law Kimberly Guilfoyle — talked him up. But they focused on touting Trump’s record during his term in the White House, without making specific mention of his latest campaign. Trump Jr. teased that his father was the best person qualified to “stand up not just to the Democrats, but the donor class as well.”
While the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting last month featured speeches by a slate of potential 2024 candidates, including DeSantis, the Las Vegas event was more intimate and geared toward donors. In Phoenix, the vast majority of people in attendance appeared to be still in their 20s.
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