Mother Jones
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Millennials haven’t been kind to Hillary Clinton so far in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. In Iowa, Sen. Bernie Sanders won the support of 84 percent of voters under age 30, to just 14 percent for Clinton. In New Hampshire, the margin was nearly identical, with Sanders beating Clinton 83 percent to 16 percent.
In an effort to change that trend in Nevada, which holds its Democratic caucuses on Saturday, Clinton tapped some celebrity power. On Thursday afternoon, 19-year-old actress Chloë Grace Moretz—known for roles in Kick-Ass, If I Stay, and 30 Rock—came to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to get the college students excited for a Clinton presidency.
“It’s time, first of all, for a woman to be president,” she told the students. “And it’s about time that young boys and girls grow up in a time when there is no adversity about that, no ‘Can a woman be a leader of our country?'”
The group had to gather at a coffee shop across the street from campus, because the university had banned political events at the school, a Clinton organizer explained. Perhaps the students were afraid to cross the street, since only around 20 showed up for the lunch-hour event. And in a sign of Clinton’s struggle to win over young voters, not everyone present was planning to caucus for her.
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"30 Rock" Actress’ Effort to Lure Young Voters to Clinton Falls Flat
