Poll unveils millennial agenda for next president
CLEVELAND — A new national poll of Americans ages 18 to 29 finds there is an emerging consensus about their generation’s priorities for the next president of the United States, according to Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Kennedy School of Government. After 15 years of polling, focus groups, and town meetings, the IOP poll asked members of America’s millennial generation to rate the issues and topics most important to them personally when electing the next president. Results from this poll show that economic concerns outweigh all, with 64 percent indicating it is a top priority. Thirty-one percent indicated that improving the economy is the most important issue in 2016, while 21 percent reported it was second, and 12 percent ranked it third. Following the economy, combating the spread of terrorism was the second-most important issue for young Americans (39 percent indicated this was a top three issue), followed by reducing inequality...