Hillary Clinton Gains Some Ground Among Young Voters, Poll Finds
Hillary Clinton Gains Some Ground Among Young Voters, Poll Finds
By YAMICHE ALCINDOROCT. 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton has strengthened her position slightly among young voters, but she has struggled to take full advantage of Donald J. Trump’s rising unpopularity, a new poll shows.
The poll, released on Wednesday by Harvard’s Institute of Politics, found that less than half of Americans ages 18 to 29 surveyed said they trusted Mrs. Clinton more than Mr. Trump to improve the economy, combat terrorism and reduce the impact of money in politics.
Still, Mrs. Clinton led Mr. Trump by 28 percentage points among likely voters in that age group. In a four-way race, 49 percent supported her; 21 percent supported Mr. Trump; 14 percent supported Gary Johnson, the Libertarian nominee; and 5 percent supported Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate.
The results show that Mrs. Clinton will have to convince many young people that they should trust her to grapple with some of the nation’s biggest issues.
Mrs. Clinton has had problems attracting millennials throughout her campaign. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont outperformed her among young voters in the Democratic primary, and many of them are shunning the two major political parties in the general election.
However, John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Institute of Politics, said Mrs. Clinton had made some gains since the summer because many millennials watched the presidential debates and liked how she handled Mr. Trump. He also said that Mr. Johnson’s gaffes about Syria and world leaders had hurt his standing and that Mrs. Clinton had benefited from his troubles.
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By YAMICHE ALCINDOROCT. 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton has strengthened her position slightly among young voters, but she has struggled to take full advantage of Donald J. Trump’s rising unpopularity, a new poll shows.
The poll, released on Wednesday by Harvard’s Institute of Politics, found that less than half of Americans ages 18 to 29 surveyed said they trusted Mrs. Clinton more than Mr. Trump to improve the economy, combat terrorism and reduce the impact of money in politics.
Still, Mrs. Clinton led Mr. Trump by 28 percentage points among likely voters in that age group. In a four-way race, 49 percent supported her; 21 percent supported Mr. Trump; 14 percent supported Gary Johnson, the Libertarian nominee; and 5 percent supported Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate.
The results show that Mrs. Clinton will have to convince many young people that they should trust her to grapple with some of the nation’s biggest issues.
Mrs. Clinton has had problems attracting millennials throughout her campaign. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont outperformed her among young voters in the Democratic primary, and many of them are shunning the two major political parties in the general election.
However, John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Institute of Politics, said Mrs. Clinton had made some gains since the summer because many millennials watched the presidential debates and liked how she handled Mr. Trump. He also said that Mr. Johnson’s gaffes about Syria and world leaders had hurt his standing and that Mrs. Clinton had benefited from his troubles.
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Truly, this one of the most interesting elections in American history. What do you think about it?