What role will parents’ rights play in the 2024 presidential election? – By Mya Jaradat (Deseret News) / July 30, 2023
Glenn Youngkin’s victory shows the power of parents, and Democrats have been slow to answer, analysts say
In June, Republican presidential contenders Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis — as well as longshots Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy — all attended the Moms for Liberty Summit in Philadelphia, a move that suggests the issue of parents’ rights could play a central role in the primaries, if not the 2024 general election.
Moms for Liberty promotes more parental involvement in public education. For Trump and the other GOP candidates, seeking these votes draws from the playbook of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin; some observers say Youngkin won the gubernatorial race in 2021 on a parents’ rights platform.
Political analysts disagree on how much parents’ rights will figure into upcoming elections. Across the board, though, they agree that Republicans own the issue and that Democrats, to their own detriment, have dropped the ball on the topic.
