CNN spoke to five conservative-leaning male voters in their early twenties about what they’re hoping to see from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in tonight’s historic debate.
Michael Vaden: “I really just want a civil debate,” said the 21-year-old who lives in Atlanta and attends Georgia Institute of Technology. He identifies as a middle-of-the-road voter who leans more conservative.
Vaden said he’s “not really” satisfied with the choices for president in 2024, and would prefer “if we had some other golden option come through like a, someone who’s stately, someone who’s well-spoken, someone who’s not rude, like, Abraham Lincoln-type.”
Jake Kennedy: “Everybody’s been anticipating this for a while,” said the 22-year-old Georgia Tech student from Winder, Georgia. “A lot of voters are going to be swinging on this debate tonight. So, I think it’s gonna be a huge impact and they’ll probably be swaying a good bit of voters.”
He said that he leans “a little bit more far right” and expressed dissatisfaction with Biden on foreign policy, an issue that is top of his mind.
Donovan Dykstra: The 21-year-old from Augusta, Georgia, says he supports Trump and likes the way the former president speaks. “He’s also a good businessman,” the Georgia Tech student said. Tonight, he says he wants to “hear a good civil conversation” and see what both candidates have to say. Also, he said he wants to see if Biden “has a good answer back” to Trump. “If he can spit out anything intellectual? I’d be pretty shocked, honestly,” Dykstra said of Biden.
Noah Sells: The 22-year-old who lives in Carl, Georgia, does not attend college. He said he is looking to see a candidate who can make it easier to buy property in America.
Dhruva Kothari: The Georgia Tech student from Annapolis, Maryland, considers himself “a lot less conservative” than his peers while he still leans right. He says wants to see “someone who can prove that one: They can stay in good health to lead our country for the next four years. Two: Someone who can see the common person. I think a lot of the time one group gets isolated, but the common man gets left behind.”
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