Donald Trump unites the disparate Democratic coalition like no one else does.
In a hypothetical Clinton v. Trump contest in November, voters under 35 would choose Clinton by a crushing 52%-19%, a preference that crosses demographic lines. Among whites, she'd be backed by nearly 2-1, 45%-26%. Among Hispanics, by more than 4-1, 61%-14%. Among Asian Americans, by 5-1, 60%-11%. Among African Americans, by 13-1, 67%-5%.
For context, Barack Obama won voters age 18 to 29 by a 60-40 margin, and those age 30 to 44 by a 52-48 margin in 2012.
The poll is clear—Bernie Sanders’ lead versus Hillary Clinton among young voters is huge, 54-37. But the idea that young voters will sit out a general without Sanders is as ridiculous as saying that Clinton’s black or Latino or older supporters would sit out the general without their candidate. People may fight it out during the primaries, but we come together in the general. And if there are any doubts about that, Trump is doing everything he can to erase them.
We’ll see a lot more Chicagos this year—and it wasn’t the oldsters doing battle against the bigots. They’re not about to quit.