A recent TIME article notes that younger voters, after watching the debates, have decided to cast their votes for Clinton for having a calmer, more relatable presence. Although younger voters still have “deep reservations about the private email server and Clinton Foundation controversies and are suspicious of Clinton’s interventionist foreign policy and support on Wall Street,” they have overlooked these things after recognizing a newly presented authentic fighting style. (TIME) Clinton clearly addressed the concerns younger voters had about her seeming scripted, and in the final debate came out as a victor of appearing the most presidential.
At a rally in Philadelphia, she addresses the importance of younger voters, saying, “I think it’s pretty obvious that young people, like all of you that I am seeing in front of us tonight—this election matters to everybody but it matters more to you.” (TIME) This was a crucial statement to make, considering that voters ages 18-35 have grown bigger than baby boomers for the first election ever. Teddy Goff, Clinton’s chief digital strategist, knew she would have a more difficult task promoting Clinton over the younger, hipper, Barack Obama. However, Goff has pushed the image of an honest Clinton instead of a cool Clinton to resonate with millennials.
TIME also notes that younger voters have a “refined radar for political BS talk,” which comes with more selective media outlets through social media. While Clinton’s likability has been a slow process, Clinton has finally addressed the issues that matter to millennials in a way that Trump hasn’t, and therefore, she will win.
Millennials Finally Find Something to Love in Harder-Edged Hillary Clinton
The email scandal is something that finally reached millennial voters and got millennials to pay attention to this election. As a millennial myself, the email scandal grasped my attention and also made me a more concerned voter, not to mention even more confused as to which candidate to vote for. Because the emails most likely will not be fully reviewed by the time of the election in 8 days, I feel as though I will not vote for Hillary knowing the unknown that could be in the emails. On the other hand, I am not fully supportive of Trump. I feel that as a millennial it is important to vote…but I have 7 more days to figure out if the emails and Clinton’s trustworthiness and more of a concern of Trump’s unfitness for office.