Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Trump Hands Clinton a Key to the Millennial Vote

Younger voters prefer her, a Bloomberg Politics poll shows. Will they turn out?

June 15, 2016 at 9:03 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Hillary Clinton may have found the answer to her persistent problems with millennials: Donald J. Trump.

Clinton, in this week's Bloomberg Politics national survey, enjoys a lead of 3 to 1 among likely voters aged 18 to 29, and more than a 3-to-2 advantage among 30- to 39-year-olds. These millennials still aren't wild about the presumptive Democratic nominee. Her favorable ratings are far below Barack Obama's. But Trump's negatives are stunning: Among 18- to 29-year-olds, 83 percent have an unfavorable view of him.