So does the Class of 2016 have a chance in 2024? I would say no. Rubio will still be young enough, but he was emasculated by Trump in 2016, and no one is goin to forget it. Cruz has been completely (and painfully) loyal to Trump since the election, but he will always be remembered, and never forgiven, for his apostacy at the convention. The younger generation will have learned all of Trump’s tricks, and will use the ones that work for them. One of them will prevail.