GREEN BAY, WI -- Chelsea Clinton will be in Green Bay Friday, stumping for her mother in an effort to energize voters in Northeast Wisconsin.
Chelsea Clinton is expected to speak at 11:30 Friday morning at the Meyer Theater, with doors opening at 10:45.
This election, candidates and campaigns are targeting the millennial vote. It's a growing group with the power to change the polls.
Millennials' opinions on politics are about as diverse as the demographic itself.
"Every president's going to make a mistake. No one's perfect," says UW Green Bay Junior Austin Dean, on his way back to his apartment after class, "so, no matter what, there's always going to be some type of issue with whoever the president's going to be."
While those around him seem to get more frustrated with the country's overall divided political situation, Dean says it's hard to feel excited about this year's election.
"No matter what, our world is going to be the same pretty much, you know?" says Dean. "They may make some changes, but.." he adds, implying he feels his vote isn't as important as others tell him.
Avoiding this political nihilism in a demographic that Pew Research analysts say is now 31 percent of the nation's voter base is why candidates are targeting battleground states.
For Clinton, in particular, winning over the millennial vote is a key strategy in Wisconsin, where young voters showed up to the polls overwhelmingly in support of Bernie Sanders during the primaries.
Other millennials, like UWGB senior Tonie Bear, are ready to shatter the myth that their generation doesn't care.
"I didn't get to vote for the last presidential election," says Bear, "so this is the first presidential election I'm going to be able to vote for."
During primaries, Bear admits she and her partner at the time put off an entire day of commitments just to register to vote.
"Everybody that I know.. [is] very motivated to make sure that our voices are heard," says Bear. "They're very excited to get registered to vote."
And if other millennials can feel as encouraged to head to the polls in November as Bear, and her friends, political experts say the candidate of their choice could very well get the boost they need to claim the White House.
The question now is: will they?
