Brushing aside his recent electoral struggles, former President Donald Trump’s loyal band of supporters are hankering to go back to the future in the 2024 election, saying American voters now know how good they had it and what they’ve been missing.
Mr. Trump’s third quest for the presidency is testing whether the adulation of his supporters extends to a broader audience or whether it has siloed them off from the majority of voters, who might not be able to stomach the idea of another Trump presidency.
Voters also rejected Mr. Trump’s preferred picks, some of whom emulated his brash style and message, in key House and Senate races in 2022. The rejection overshadowed the dominance of Trump-backed candidates in GOP strongholds and allowed Democrats to hold onto the Senate majority while flattening a red wave that many had predicted would create a massive House GOP majority, not the slim majority they got.Nonetheless, most of the activists at CPAC still believe Mr.
“Our enemies are lunatics and maniacs,” Mr. Trump said. “They cannot stand that they do not own me, I don’t need them. … They cannot steer me, they cannot shake me, and they never ever will control me, and they will never ever, therefore control you. Maureen Myers, a retired surgical nurse from Godfrey, Illinois, said Mr. Trump has been treated unfairly, while at the same time, he managed to fulfill many of his campaign promises, unlike other GOP presidents. Those pledges from Mr. Trump’s Make America Great Again Campaign such as increasing border security and promoting U.S. energy independence were what first attracted Ms. Myers to Mr. Trump in 2016.
He wants “baby bonuses” for young parents to “launch a new baby boom,” development of vertical take-off and landing vehicles for families and individuals, and a contest for plans to build 10 new “freedom cities” on federal lands.
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