Obama’s Economy Left Behind the Voter Coalition Clinton Covets
- Clinton counts on youth, minorities behind Democrats’ 2008 win
- Trump still seen as alienating to disaffected Obama backers
The Importance of Young and Minority Voters
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The young people and minorities who propelled President Barack Obama into office have lagged behind the economic recovery he’s shepherded, with blacks and Hispanics continuing to lose wealth even as whites gained after the recession.
That’s posing a special challenge for Hillary Clinton, who’s vowing to largely continue Obama’s fiscal policies even as she counts on his coalition to keep the White House in Democratic hands. Economic data suggest these voters could be ripe for the picking by Republicans -- but for one thing.