Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton among young voters 85 percent to 8 percent, according to multiple recent New Hampshire polls. Clinton’s anemic support among millennials could be a good sign for Republicans.
Red Alert Politics Editor Ron Meyer joined Fox and Friends First [video] to discuss how the New Hampshire primary predicts the rest of the election, and Meyer harped on how Hillary’s unpopularity with young voters could end up being an opportunity for the GOP.
“This is what it means, not only for New Hampshire, but for the general election: young women and women in general aren’t picking Hillary because of her gender. They’re picking people based on policy and based on who they agree with most. Democrats agree with Bernie most, and young people agree with Bernie most on the Democrat side. And, that could have repercussions because people aren’t going to pick her just on being a woman.”
Republicans’ fear with Hillary Clinton have always been the gender card, but millennials aren’t buying it. In fact, they aren’t taking well to being threatened with “a special place in hell” if they don’t support her.
Now, many of the millennials rejecting Hillary are supporting a socialist — but, at least some of these same younger voters would be open to a pragmatic and aspirational Republican message. They clearly don’t trust Hillary Clinton and are tired of being told what to do. At the very least, many of the Bernie supporters would stay home if Hillary is the nominee.
That’s good news for Republicans — if they finally decide to make efforts to attract next generation voters.
