Almost two-thirds of the college students who participated in the Harvard Institute of Politics virtual town meeting last evening said Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in the first presidential debate.
Over 50 students from more than 20 colleges took part in the event, according to an email blast from the IOP.
“At the end of the night, 71% of town hall participants trusted Clinton more than Donald Trump to be commander-in-chief, and 29% trusted Trump more. When asked which candidate they trust more to grow the economy, tonight’s first topic of debate, 55% of respondents trusted Clinton more, and 45% trusted Trump more.”
More from the report:
Young voters found Clinton better prepared to be president, with 84% answering she was better prepared for the office than Trump, 16%.
When asked about Trump’s treatment of Hillary Clinton during the debate, 46% answered “too aggressive,” 37% answered “just right,” and 17% said “not aggressive enough.”
With an eye on November, a majority of young voters (65%) said the debate did not change their voting plans. However, 20% said they are more likely to vote for Clinton, 10% said more likely to vote for Trump, and 5% responded they were more likely to vote for a third party candidate.
Asked for the most memorable moment of the debate, a student from the University of Kansas reported it was when “Secretary Clinton noted that she is actually prepared to be president. She said something like, ‘I did prepare for the debate. And I also prepared to be president.'”
A Donald Trump supporter from Harvard University noted that the most memorable moment was when “Mr. Trump pointed out that Mrs. Clinton has been involved in charting the nation’s course for decades and we have been losing ground. She could not explain what she has been doing all that time.”
Before this survey, among college students Clinton polled at 52%, with Trump at 21% and Gary Johnson at 13%.
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