Biden holds 52-point lead over Trump among college students: poll

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Seventy percent of college students surveyed said they will vote for Biden, compared to just 18 percent who said they will vote for Trump, according to the Knight Foundation poll released Monday.

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The poll found that 81 percent of students said they had an unfavorable impression of Trump, compared to just 19 percent who said they had a favorable impression of the president.

The survey also found that most students, about 7 in 10, said they are “absolutely certain” they will vote in the upcoming elections, with female students expressing greater certainty than their male counterparts by a margin of 10 points, according to the foundation.

Those respondents that identified as Democrats were more likely to say they are absolutely certain they will vote, at 81 percent, with 74 percent of Republicans saying the same, based on the poll.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513336-biden-holds-52-point-lead-over-trump-among-college-students-poll

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The article points out that the college students who say they'll vote for Biden don't all have a favorable opinion of him. That's probably due to his not promising free college for all and forgiveness of student loan debt. One bad result of making unrealistic promises to college students is that it can easily lead to disappointment if the candidate making those promises doesn't get the nomination.

But it's encouraging that 70% of college students are still planning to vote for Biden.

[beachbumbob]

1. unfortunately, this demographic just do not vote in overwhelming numbers but the trend is what

important. Very little trump/GOP can wave at this group to attract support

[SheltieLover]

2. Joe needs to decriminalize or legalize weed

To really motivate this group to vote!

[frazzled]

8. If that is the main concern of young people

in this climate, it's a sad statement. I don't believe it is. Please have more faith in the critical and political thinking of young people: they care about many aspects of our government: racial justice, the economy, income inequality, climate change, gun violence, etc. etc.

[RhodeIslandOne]

19. It is a racial justice/income equality issue though

How many people are in jail for selling weed because they are black, latino or needed the money.

[frazzled]

26. Yes it is,

But approach it from the social justice angle (decriminalization), not from the college kids like to get high angle.

As for needing to sell, when my state legalized marijuana it was the first (and only) to make racial equity in the dispensary business a part of the law. So far, it's not working so well. But at least it's in the law.

[demosincebirth]

11. At this time I don't think that should become an issue. We don't need another distraction.

[JonLP24]

32. Most people favor legalization

The "moderate" position isn't always the most popular position.

[Thekaspervote]

18. Read his official website.. he has workable plans for such

[JI7]

35. Those people are misogynist

[honest.abe]

3. WOWZA!

If they actually show up to vote we will win huge.

[redstatebluegirl]

7. Problem is they won't.

I worked as a poll worker for a while. Every major election we had more than a few students who showed up to vote and were not registered. They seemed confused when we told them they had to formally register, they could not just show up and vote. I agree with them it is nuts, but the fact that they don't know they have to register is a bit scary.

[rkleinberger]

30. Then the Dems need a some strategy to get them to vote.

Honestly, I don't see anything coming from the Biden campaign to motivate them. He needs to speak to their concerns specifically.

[flibbitygiblets]

34. Going out to colleges to register these kids would be huge

It would also be INCREDIBLY helpful if the guy they are really excited about (Bernie) would send them some links and plead with them to register.

[JI7]

36. They have never voted in large numbers because they just have other interests

only way to get them to vote in large numbers would be to make voting mandatory or bring back the draft.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. I wish they would vote

We did 'ride share' in 1992 to vote for Clinton. Keep in mind - I was 19 and I had friends serving abroad under Bush 1.

[SergeStorms]

5. Now to get them to the polls...

or to vote by mail. There's no 'App' for voting from your phone, and young people seem physically connected to their phones. Prying them away for the time it takes to actually vote is going to be a huge problem. I'm sure they have good intentions, but good intentions aren't going to get Biden/Harris elected.

[IronLionZion]

6. I hope they are willing and able to vote

apathy and voter suppression disproportionately impact this demographic since they skew left.

[melm00se]

9. They need to get off their asses

and collectively vote.

[Act_of_Reparation]

14. I think you mean, "We need to do a better job engaging them".

Waiting around, expecting people to be the best versions of themselves is a long wait for a train that don't come.

[groundloop]

16. Good way to put it..... we need campus registration drives, transportation to polls, etc.

[Act_of_Reparation]

25. That's not enough.

Young people aren't special. They're motivated and mobilized in much the same manner as old people. Some think about issues in the abstract or the prospective, but by and large, they think about issues that directly affect them in the immediate. If you want them to vote for your party, you have to offer them something tangible.

[melm00se]

27. No. They are adults.

As adults they are responsible for their own actions.

If, as the poll indicates, they overwhelmingly support Biden, they need to act like adults, get it in gear and vote.

If they don't get out and vote, they (and I say this to anyone who does not vote) have absolutely no fricking right to bitch and moan about the current jackass in office.

[Act_of_Reparation]

29. I don't know who you are talking about.

From the sound of it, neither do you.

If, as the poll indicates, they overwhelmingly support Biden, they need to act like adults, get it in gear and vote.

These polls self-select individuals who are already likely to vote. The question isn't whether or not this "70% of polled college students" is going to vote for Biden (they've already committed themselves to it), but whether it is representative of college students at large.

If they don't get out and vote, they (and I say this to anyone who does not vote) have absolutely no fricking right to bitch and moan about the current jackass in office.

Winning elections interests me more than the satisfactory feeling one gets when knowing their arguments are internally consistent. Maybe get with the program.

[Faux pas]

10. Kickin' With Gusto!

[tom_kelly]

12. Trump will be tweeting about how

College students will be committing voter fraud

[sinkingfeeling]

13. They need to cast a vote!

[wolfie001]

15. Get thee to the nearest POLL!!!!

On election day of course. lol

[groundloop]

17. Another encouraging aspect of this is that these folks will likely remain Democrats in the future

Not all, of course, but a good many. Once they've made up their mind that the Democratic Party better represents their views and values than the alternative they're likely to continue as Democrats in the future.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

22. That's been true for me.

There was an HR rep at one of my past jobs from 20+ years ago who said to me one day, "I just realized how such a nice young man like you could be a Democrat. You went to college, so you were brainwashed."

LOL! Firstly, she was a religious nut! And she thought I was the brainwashed one?! Secondly, I was surprised that she even brought up politics to me because I'd never discussed it with her, but only among a small number of coworkers. (Obviously, my Democratic allegiance was big enough "news" in that damn place that it got back to her too.)

Edit: My only reply was that I was a Democrat before even going to college. (And coincidentally, management at that place was less friendly to me in general around that same period.)

[melm00se]

28. Being a Democrat is a label

and labels change over the years.

It is your political stances that are the key not the label that they wear.

While this was 150+ years ago, it bears saying:

In the 1860 thru to ~1880's, the Republican Party was the liberal party and the Democratic Party was the conservative one.

It slowly changed over time and the labels traded places.

[RhodeIslandOne]

20. If they're not voting in this election they never will.

I don't know what more could get them to vote than this asshole in the WH.

[Fiendish Thingy]

21. If student turnout is actually 70%, Biden wins with 450+ EV's nt

[sandensea]

24. ¡Ojala!

[sandensea]

23. No wonder Orange Amin is trying to keep students from voting

If Biden were president, and he were trying to keep mud-wrestling fans from voting, Repugs would call for a military coup.

But then, they'd never have to worry about that from a Democratic president (and they know it).

[JonLP24]

31. Your comment is bullshit if it was up to college students Hillary Clinton would be President

They tend to be more progressive than the older generation so naturally those votes go to the Democrats. I bet you can still find college students that support subsidized education.

[murielm99]

33. Now let's see if they actually vote.

[apnu]

37. I have one question: will they vote?

The 18-29 demographic is not known for its regular poll habits.

[Funtatlaguy]

38. Biden campaign should hire GOTV leaders on EVERY COLLEGE CAMPUS.

[maxrandb]

39. The FBI has been warning for a long time

that there has been a decades long plan for white supremacists to infiltrate local law enforcement across the country.

I'm beginning to think these murders of African Americans is intentional and planned to fan the flames of racial animous.

Doubt that it's a coincidence.

Kill someone. Don't worry, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning while simultaneously being bitten by a shark, than you do of being held accountable as a police officer.

Rightly outraged Americans protest.

Protests are escalated resulting in smoke, fire and teargas on the street.

Video of fired, smoke and teargas sent to the RNC to coincide with their dystopian message.

Hard not to think this is according to white supremacists playbook.

I'm sorry for the "good" law enforcement, but the entire force needs to be torn down to the studs and rebuilt.