TPUSA surveyed conference attendees—youth activists from around the nation—who they would vote for in 2024 if Trump chose to launch another White House run. The straw poll was sponsored by Turning Point Action, the affiliated 501(c)(4) of TPUSA.
78.7% attendees announced they would vote for Trump.
19% stated they would vote for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 1% announced they’d vote for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, 0.5% stated they’d vote for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; 0.3% stated they would vote for Sen. Ted Cruz, 0.3% answered they’d vote for former Amb. Nikki Haley; and 0.3% explained they’d vote for former Vice President Mike Pence.
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Trump spoke at the conference Saturday night, implying at a 2024 run. His address was the keynote on the second day of the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. Trump's address followed one Friday night by DeSantis, who's considered along with Trump one of the foremost potential GOP 2024 contenders.
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Teasing his own possible 2024 run, Trump announced Saturday that he won the 2016 election, falsely claimed he won the 2020 election, and stated, "now we may just have to do it again."
"If I stayed home, if I announced that I was not going to run for office, the persecution of Donald Trump would immediately stop," Trump also announced later in the address. "But that's what they want me to do. And you know what? There's no chance I do that."
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Trump closed his lecture stating that with President Biden's presidency, his reelection slogan of "keep America great," is now outdated. Yet, Trump stated, "we will make America great again."
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30.3% of attendees announced California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be the most difficult for a Republican to beat; 13.6% stated former First Lady Michelle Obama; 10.5% said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; 10.3% said Sen. Bernie Sanders; 7.9% answered Vice President Kamala Harris; 5.9% said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Just 4.4% of attendees think that President Biden would be the most challenging for a Republican candidate to beat in 2024.
Attendees were further polled on whether they approved or disapproved of the Republican establishment in Washington D.C.— with 92.7% saying they disapprove and 7.3% stating they approve.
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73.8% of conference attendees announced they are not confident that the Republican Party can communicate with younger voters, while 26.2% said they are.
In the meantime, attendees were also polled on whether they thought "building a southern border wall" or "sending $56 billion to Ukraine" was more important.
98% of attendees said building a wall to secure the U.S. southern border is "more important."