Hillary Clinton probably thought she would have an easy time appealing to Millennials on a college campus in her first official campaign stop.
She appears to have thought wrong.
Ahead of Hillary’s sojourn to Kirkwood Community College’s satellite campus in rural Iowa Tuesday, the Daily Mail spoke to several students at the school who expressed disinterest and skepticism toward the first official Democratic candidate for president in 2016.
“She’s going to push some emotional thing on us. What else is she supposed to do?” predicted student Hallie Corum. “She’s going to be, like, talking s–t.”
Several students seemed rather reluctant to discuss Hillary despite the former secretary of State’s popularity among Millennial crowds.
One female student declined to comment on Clinton, saying, “You know, it’s that ‘If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all’ deal.”
Corey Jones, one of the students who will pose questions to Clinton during a roundtable meeting on the school’s campus Tuesday, appeared skeptical of Hillary’s position on immigration reform.
“Obama’s plan was to make the illegal immigrants legal,” said Jones. “She’s part of all that. And some people think — well, I think maybe — it’s just a tactic to have more Democratic votes.”
He also pinpointed Hillary’s blatant tactic of appealing to young voters by making a college her first stop on the campaign trail.
“She announced it on YouTube,” added Jones, referencing Hillary’s campaign video that went live Sunday. “That’s targeted at people my age, right?”
A female student named Bri Parks explained that, while she would “support” Clinton if she were won over by her positions and ideas, she hopes Hillary doesn’t receive votes purely because of her sex.
“I don’t think we should be putting people in extremely high political positions because of race, sex, or whatever,” Parks affirmed. “Then you’re doing things just because of what people look like.”
A high school junior and self-described libertarian who takes classes for college credit at Kirkwood supposed that Clinton “seems like, kinda like a control freak,” adding that she also appears “strong-willed and determined.”
In anticipation of Hillary’s arrival, male students were also spotted mocking former President Bill Clinton’s “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” press conference, which was of course about the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
It doesn’t appear that Kirkwood Community College is ready for Hillary.
