Bernie Sanders to court Ohio millennials for Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders will head to Ohio on Saturday to help Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a battleground state where her poll numbers are flagging.
His mission: millennials.
The Vermont independent was a clear favorite among young people during his primary battle with Clinton, consistently leading overwhelmingly among 18-29-year-olds. Though Sanders lost Ohio, a CNN exit poll showed he won 81% of that age bracket in the Buckeye State.
At events in the Canton, Kent and Akron areas, Sanders is tasked with emphasizing Clinton’s proposals to help young people by, among other things, eliminating college tuition for working people and making free community college and debt-free college available to all Americans. Sanders will kick off a “Weekend of Action” organizing event in the Canton area and rally Ohioans on college campuses in the Kent and Akron areas, according to the Clinton campaign’s announcement.
Sanders said during an interview that he aims to help Clinton by cutting through the media’s focus on personality politics and focusing on how Clinton tops GOP nominee Donald Trump on important issues.
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