Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

cal04

(41,505 posts)
Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:24 AM Nov 2015

Clinton faces challenge in winning over young women

Laura Shadle likes Hillary Clinton. But the 23-year-old Penn State senior is more inspired by Bernie Sanders.

Shadle, who is volunteering for the Sanders campaign in Pennsylvania, says it’s more “progressive” to go with the candidate that speaks to her, not the candidate who could make history by becoming the nation’s first woman president.

(snip)
“We’re not necessarily going to vote for someone just because they’re a woman,” she said in an interview. “A lot of us are just trying to look at the candidate.”

(snip)
An NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll released on Friday showed Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont who is running as a Democrat, received 48 percent of support from young voters between the ages of 18-29, compared to Clinton’s 33 percent.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/258911-clinton-faces-challenge-in-winning-over-young-women

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Bernie Sanders»Clinton faces challenge i...