Wednesday, July 20, 2016

The Democratic Party missed the opportunity to win a generation

The Hill reports:
Barring any unforeseen circumstance, Hillary Clinton will likely become the Democratic nominee during next week's Democratic Convention. With that nomination, the Democratic Party will have missed the opportunity to win a generation.

It's no secret that Sen. Bernie Sanders polls well with millennials – during the primaries the candidate won more votes than Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump combined, taking more than 80% of the age group's vote in some states.

Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, polls very poorly in the age group. The most recent Harvard Institute of Politics (IoP) poll of young voters showed her holding just a 37% approval rating among millennials, compared with a 53% disapproval rating. After Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton, nearly half of his millennial supporters said they would vote third-party instead of Hillary Clinton.
When opportunities are blown.