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Disenchanted with Clinton, Trump, many younger voters going third party

Disenchanted with Clinton, Trump, many younger voters going third party

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BOSTON – Nearly half of all younger voters currently plan to cast their ballots for third party candidates this November, according to a national study released this month by Quinnipiac University. The poll of voters aged 18-34 showed 44 percent are dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic candidates for president. Twenty-nine percent of those polled said they are supporting Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson; 15 percent said they are planning to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein

BOSTON – Nearly half of all younger voters currently plan to cast their ballots for third party candidates this November, according to a national study released this month by Quinnipiac University. The poll of voters aged 18-34 showed 44 percent are dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic candidates for president. Twenty-nine percent of those polled said they are supporting Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson; 15 percent said they are planning to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein…