‘Free College’ a Tough Sell Even in State With Highest Student Debt
- In must-win New Hampshire, candidates offer to wipe out debt
- 61% of voters in New Hampshire oppose free public education
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Even in New Hampshire, where the nation’s highest percentage of young people graduate from college owing money, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders might have a hard time persuading voters of their plan to cancel all such debts and make public university free.
To Sanders and Warren, New Hampshire is a must-win, given that they represent neighboring Vermont and Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. But the student-debt issue is a microcosm of the challenge both candidates face selling their progressive vision in places where more moderate views prevail.