Now that she is the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton has stepped up her game with the youth vote, but the Bernie Sanders campaign still doesn’t think she’s doing enough. Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager, appeared on Morning Joe to discuss the state of the race, during which he said Hillary has a “tremendous burden.”
“Senator Sanders has shown how easy it is to peel away millennials from Hillary Clinton, a purpose-driven, desperately want change, shake-up institutions generation, how easy it is to pull them away from a status quo candidate,” Ron Fournier said. “Where do they go if she’s the nominee? I can’t assume they’re all gonna vote for her. Is it possible they sit out?” he asked.
Many young Sanders’ supporters have refused to automatically support Hillary, or choose between the two-party system, instead planning to vote for Gary Johnson or Jill Stein.
Weaver emphasized “Bernie Sanders is going to make sure their voices are heard through this process, that the change that they came out and voted for during the course of this campaign does not go away.” Fournier pointed out that the millennial generation does not care for endorsements. Sanders previously said during a town hall that his supporters will have to think for themselves.
Weaver continued:
Sanders himself has also expressed doubt about Hillary’s efforts with communicating she cares about the issues his young supporters do. While many Sanders supporters have said they’ll come on board to support Hillary, with #GirlIGuessImWithHer, their lack of enthusiasm and where Hillary lacks in her efforts doesn’t bode well for her chances, especially when their low turnout throughout history meant Sanders wasn’t getting the revolution he hoped for.
