Hillary Clinton in push to win the young vote

Hillary Clinton pushed to show she can be popular with younger voters after students told her they failed to connect with her.

Speaking at Drake University with Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, Clinton was told by a young voter that students failed to identify with her — with polls likewise indicating she trails well behind Sanders and her star power isn’t swaying the crucial college set.

Des Moines local Taylor Gipple, who described himself as favouring Sanders told Clinton: “I don’t see the same enthusiasm from younger people for you.