Millennial voters are hoping for a race between Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016, according to a new poll by Fusion.com.
Millennial Democrats overwhelmingly chose Mrs. Clinton, a former Secretary of State and first lady, as their preferred nominee in 2016, with 48 percent. The second and third place spots went to Vice President Joseph R. Biden with 13 percent and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren with 9 percent.
Fusion found that 16 percent of young Republicans would vote for Mr. Ryan, a former vice presidential candidate, while 11 percent chose former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and just 9 percent said they would support Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul for the 2016 nomination.
The 1,200 voters surveyed leaned Democratic, with 47 percent saying they will vote for Democrats in this year’s elections, 32 percent saying they’ll vote for a Republican, and 21 percent undecided.
Regardless of political ideology, 20- and 30-something voters overwhelmingly support legalization of medicinal marijuana, at 84 percent. However, young independent voters are far more likely to have used pot, with half of independents saying they’ve tried it but 71 percent of Republicans and 55 percent of Democrats say they never have.
More than two-thirds of the voters surveyed said they support legalized gay marriage, with Hispanic voters showing the highest level of support.
• Kellan Howell can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.
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