Hillary and the Millennial Vote

CNN released an article stating that in order to win the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton will need the vote of young people.   Although she lost the younger generation’s vote when she ran in 2008, the article states that she has a good chance of winning it this time around since she won’t have such stiff competition again.  The article also states that she will benefit from the fact that young people tend to lean more towards the left due to their stance on things like abortion, gay marriage and immigration.

This article can clearly be related to our reading on the millennials.  Hillary seems to be making more of an effort to attract this generation by visiting college campuses, as well as by having a strong presence on twitter.  Her change in position regarding gay marriage can also be seen as an effort to gain support from millennials.   The only concern the article seems to state is the fact that millennials might be more prompted to vote for a candidate who is closer to their own age.  That said, according to CNN, this might not be a problem considering a recent survey came back proving that most young people believe that Hillary is younger than she truly is.