Most people couldn’t sum up how they feel about student debt in just 140 characters. Hillary Clinton wants you to explain it in 3 emojis.
Perhaps in order to prove that she is #relevant to Millennials, Clinton attempted to use Twitter to start a conversation about student debt. She asked her followers to reply in “3 emojis or less.”
How does your student loan debt make you feel?
Tell us in 3 emojis or less.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 12, 2015
Some people tweeted back with serious responses.
@HillaryClinton ???
— Torin Otis (@TorinOtis) August 13, 2015
— Kyle Seth Gray (@kylesethgray) August 12, 2015
@HillaryClinton ???
— Matt Hamlin (@immatthamlin) August 13, 2015
Others were not so impressed by Clinton’s social media strategy.
@kim @HillaryClinton If I can wipe out a couple thousand bucks per emoji, I’m in.
— Shawn Farner (@shawn) August 13, 2015
@HillaryClinton I paid mine off like a responsible adult. Is there an emoji for that?
— Ian Beyer (@ianbeyer) August 13, 2015
.@HillaryClinton You know what people who went to college can use? Words.
— Louisa (@LouisatheLast) August 12, 2015
Student debt and college affordability are shaping up to be major issues in the 2016 presidential campaign, with 40 million Americans currently struggling to pay off student loans.
This week, Clinton announced her new $350 billion plan to lower the cost of college. However, many of Clinton’s Twitter followers understandably felt that she downplayed the problem by asking for their thoughts on the issue via emoji.
