"University of Alabama students' opinions on the impact of Trump's absence at GOP debate"

Most University of Alabama students seemed largely disinterested in their university hosting the GOP debate, with many only finding out about the event on the day itself. The Republican Party's lack of engagement with young people was evident, as the debate questions were not asked by college students and candidates only mentioned young people to criticize their activism or cite questionable statistics. Exit polls show that millennials strongly prefer Democrats over Republicans, and Gen Z is trending even farther to the left on policy. Many young conservatives are disillusioned with the traditional Republican Party, with candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald Trump being more popular among politically active students.