Millennials, for the first election, have become the largest voting demographic in the country. While Clinton has hinted at issues such as climate change to gain support from younger voters, she needs to do more. She needs to work around the fact that millennials are more selective about the news they receive, and are more aware of what she has done to not seem presidential.
The New York Times quotes Michelle Obama, saying that ““If you vote for someone other than Hillary, or if you don’t vote at all, then you are helping to elect Hillary’s opponent.” (NY Times) However, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are receiving increased support from younger voters, where normally their support has softened this far into the campaign.
While Sanders, a former independent and favorite of the younger generation, has warned voters of the negative implications of voting against Clinton, many voters believe that she is not genuine and is forcing relatability. Some Muslims would rather vote for a third-party, despite Trump’s racist rhetorical past. It was easy for younger voters and voters of many races to relate with Obama, but those who voted for him may not vote at all in this election.
A strategy Clinton is using to gain support from younger voters in swing states is by sending her daughter to colleges. She also did an interview with Zach Galifianakis to prove that she relates with the humor that the younger generation appreciates. The last line of the interview makes light of the email scam, and allows the audience to understand that the email controversy is something for them to move on from.
I really find it interesting what you said about voting for a third party being a vote against Hillary. It’s about time someone acknowledged that fact. A while ago, I remarked to someone that voting for the third party is kind of like throwing away your vote and they got slightly offended. I didn’t mean this at all to be offensive, I was just going on hard statistics. I think what Michelle Obama said is right, If you don’t vote for Hillary you may as well be voting for Trump.
I also really enjoyed the Funny or Die video. I put it in my own blog post as well because I found it to be one of the funnier ways Hillary has tried to connect with millennials. I agree with you that she can sometimes come across as rehearsed and it was refreshing to see her be relatively candid.