A new poll out from Christopher Newport University shows Libertarian nominee Robert Sarvis winning support from nearly 1 in 4 voters under the age of 35. Sarvis was the Libertarian Party’s breakout star of 2013, when he captured 6.5% of the vote in the hotly contested race for governor of Virginia.
From Bloomberg Politics…
Virginia’s young voters say they prefer anyone but Republican Ed Gillespie representing them in the Senate, according to a new poll.
Democratic Senator Mark Warner captured 47 percent in a survey of voters between the ages of 18 and 35, which was released Thursday by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. The first runner-up was Libertarian Robert Sarvis with 24 percent. Eighteen percent said they were undecided, and 11 percent said they will choose Gillespie.
It’s unclear how many millennials will actually go to the polls.
“A majority say they are certain to vote, but only 44% say they are paying close or somewhat close attention, so it’s easy to imagine many who might intend to vote not actually making it to the polls on Election Day,” said Wason Center Director Quentin Kidd in a news release.
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