President Donald Trump is slated to headline a Turning Point USA event Friday in Phoenix as several Arizona Republicans seek the state’s governorship and two competitive House seats in the upcoming midterm election.
Trump’s remarks to a “Build the Red Wall” event at Dream City Church will connect him with young right-leaning voters, a key voting bloc with which he has lost ground since returning to office last year. A high turnout in November by younger conservatives could boost the GOP’s candidates as part of a broader push to retain control in Congress.
“Young voters, that’s where Trump is hurting the most. Turning Point is the largest consortium of younger voters out there,” said one Republican strategist, granted anonymity to be candid about the president’s slumping poll numbers. “They may not necessarily like what’s going on in Washington, D.C. but, deep down, they still stand by Trump.”
