Poll: Clinton struggles to make inroads with young voters
By EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press
Published: July 12, 2016, 12:25pm
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the African Methodist Episcopal church national convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is having trouble attracting younger voters who enthusiastically backed Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential primary, according to a first-of-its-kind poll that pays special attention to the voices of young adults of color.
The new GenForward poll of adults ages 18 to 30 shows that a majority of the nation’s younger blacks and Asian-Americans have a favorable impression of Clinton, but the presumptive Democratic nominee struggles with whites and Hispanics.
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