“The tuition-free plan will apply to public colleges and universities no matter where a student comes from”, Clinton said at a rally on Wednesday, where she was joined by her former rival, US Senator Bernie Sanders.
In need of persuading younger voters-who haven’t coalesced around Clinton in the way they did for President Barack Obama-to turn out in November, the Clinton-Sanders pitch relied heavily on the Democratic nominee’s college plan.
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton had a joint rally today in Durham, North Carolina at the University of New Hampshire.
Hillary Clinton turned to former primary adversary Sen. “One is they’re less likely to be ideological”, Jansing said. In August, an Associated Poll-NORC poll suggested that Clinton’s biggest hurdle to attracting young people isn’t necessarily Trump but millennials’ widespread dissatisfaction with both of the major parties that has led many young voters to consider casting their ballots for the Green Party’s Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson. “The question becomes, how do we translate this civic muscle into the kind that shows up and has a presence at the ballot box?”
Just as he did at the Democratic Party convention in July, Mr. Sanders then made a broader appeal to his supporters, especially those who still aren’t committed to supporting Mrs. Clinton. And will Donald Trump inspire more celebrities to run for the highest office?
“This is not the time to protest, this is the time to vote”, Volinsky said.
Sanders has increased his presence on the campaign trail, along with other high-profile surrogates such as first lady Michelle Obama and MA senator Elizabeth Warren, with a focus on courting college students whose priorities include issues such as student loans, campaign finance reform and climate change.
“Millennials, who were a huge part of the Obama coalition and a huge part of the future, are genuinely at risk in terms of support and turnout”, said Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg.
Sanders, who during the primary often accused Clinton of coziness with Wall Street, instead told ABC News’ David Wright that he would rely on and expect demonstrations and persistence from progressives to keep pressure on Clinton to “do the right thing”.
Clinton is already getting the support of nine in 10 black voters, according to the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll.
Specifically, Trump is likely to spend more time working on specific answers and sharpen his attacks after spending much of the first debate on the defensive, said that person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal campaign strategy. Exit polls showed upwards of 80 percent of 18-29 year-olds chose the 75 year-old Vermont Senator.
“I think the stakes are so high at this moment in American history that it’s imperative that we defeat Trump and elect Hillary, and I intend to do everything in my power to make sure that happens”, he said.
Sanders promised that in his role on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, he’d do everything possible to help ferry Clinton’s legislation through the Senate if she’s elected and the pair criticized the government putting profits ahead of the nation’s students.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets with people after speaking at the Polish National Alliance in Chicago, Sept. 28, 2016.
“I helped somebody and this is what you get for helping somebody”, Trump told Fox on Wednesday.
“I really don’t know, at times, what to make of it”, she said, agreeing with the sentiment of absurdity in this election.
Clinton and other Democrats were hoping voters wouldn’t forget. New Hampshire was his breakthrough state against Clinton, and that’s where he campaigned with Clinton this afternoon. “It isn’t about voting for the flawless candidate”.