Millennial poll: Clinton, Democrats by a mile

[wyldwolf]

Millennials appear to be ready for Hillary, a new poll shows.

According to a Fusion poll released Thursday, 58 percent of Democrats ages 18-34 — sometimes referred to as the millennial generation — support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential nomination. Vice President Joe Biden finished a distant second with 13 percent and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren received 9 percent.

Clinton holds a 13-point lead over a generic Republican nominee in a hypothetical 2016 general election race, receiving 50 percent of the vote compared with 37 percent for a GOP nominee. In the matchup, she holds an 11-point edge among independent voters and a 44-point advantage among Hispanic voters.

The survey also reports that young voters will likely be turning out in far stronger numbers for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. Forty-seven percent of millennials say they are more likely to vote for the Democratic candidates in the November elections, compared with 32 percent who say they are more likely to vote for Republican candidates.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/poll-hillary-clinton-millenials-111723.html#ixzz3Fecd1JAL

[Adrahil]

1. Now they just need to show up at the polls..... NT

[bullwinkle428]

6. Nailed. I attended the Iowa caucus in 2008, and it was literally a jaw-dropping

experience. Having lived in the state since 1987, I'd attended many of these before, and never saw anything like it before, in terms of the number of people that showed up; particularly young people, and the enthusiasm level was just off the hook. I was actually an Edwards supporter, but walked away from that caucus thinking "I believe that Iowa just determined who our next President is going to be", and great-gosh-a-mighty...I was right!

[HereSince1628]

7. Yep. An age-group that's perenially left leaning

it'd be great to see that interest turned into actual votes.

[stevenleser]

2. Cue the gratuitous off topic attacks on Clinton in 3..2..1...

[wyldwolf]

5. Digging deeper into the poll, it's quite interesting

Millennial voters say the economy, debt and spending, and terrorism are the most important issues for them.

60% of young voters—and 69% of young Hispanic voters–want to allocate more resources to address the border crisis of unaccompanied minors.

In the wake of Ferguson, a majority of young voters oppose the militarization of: 56% say military weapons are unnecessary for police.

84% of young voters think marijuana should be legal for medicinal purposes.

68% of millennial voters support gay marriage.

60% of millennial voters are in debt, and 69% are concerned about their ability to pay it off.

59% of young voters believe gun ownership should come with “reasonable restrictions”—and 9% think individuals should be banned from carrying guns.

66% of young white voters trust police officers to treat them fairly, versus 46% of young black voters.

Young Hispanic voters support gay marriage at higher rates than other groups.

Seventy-one percent of likely young Republican voters say they’ve never smoked marijuana, vs. 55% of young Democrats.

Young Independent voters are the most likely to smoke pot. Fifty-percent say they’ve used it.

Republican millennial voters have more debt than Democrats.

[NightWatcher]

3. As soon as you can vote via an app while standing in line at Starbucks...

Republicans will only reside in history books.

So, where are we on getting that app made?

[wyldwolf]

4. I'm on it. I'll have the test model up for DU download by lunch.

[hrmjustin]

8. Glad to hear it.

I believe she will be our next president.

[wyldwolf]

9. odds-on favorite

[bigwillq]

10. I'm glad

about the turnout numbers. Let's hope they all make it to the polls.