Clinton Still Struggles To Resonate With Millennials

In the New York Post, students weighed in on their views of the communication Hillary Clinton they witnessed. Roberta Bertha, a 20 year old from Pennsylvania, believed that Clinton’s answers sounded “canned, delivered at times dispassionately and at other times arrogantly.” (NY Post) While Clinton admitted that the race has been long, it seems that millennials are looking for her to become more energetic about helping them acquire jobs.

Clinton spoke in Pueblo, Colorado on October 12th. She mentioned that she had been working with Bernie Sanders to “make college affordable and to pay back student debt.” This was an obvious attempt to recruit the skeptical Sanders supporters who still find it hard to support her as they did Sanders. She also said she would make public college free for working families and debt free for everyone else.

In this speech, she riled up the audience, raising her arms and saying that college debt is a burden. She addressed many other demographics, but I think it is to her benefit that she has put a calculator on her websites for students to be able to finance their student debts based on their income. She also has been working with Sanders, which will only benefit her in receiving millennial votes. This issue Clinton now faces is being able to win over independent voters and those who do not want to vote. For her to do this, she needs to continue visiting colleges and potentially high schoolers who may be discouraged from considering college based on their financial situation. If she can inspire more hope than Trump from millennials in this way, she will win.