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Will these ads make millennial women want to vote for Hillary?


An unaffiliated group backing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is trying to attract younger female voters with a set of new ads.

For awhile, it was unclear whether Clinton could win over millennials who previously supported Bernie Sanders in the primary, and there are signs that young voters are turned off by both Clinton and Donald Trump. But a new Paste BN/Rock the Vote poll shows Clinton leading Donald Trump by a whopping 56%-20% among voters under 35.

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The ads, created by Women Vote, a subsidiary of Emily's List, support Clinton's strides in winning over millennials.

This is a new initiative, but Emily's List has been campaigning against Trump for awhile.

“Younger women in particular are motivated to turn out and vote when they understand what’s at stake in the election regarding their issues and values,” Denise Feriozzi, the deputy executive director for Emily’s List, told the Washington Post. “And there’s no bigger demonstration of that than Donald Trump’s statements."

One ad contains this colorful Trump quote:

"Frankly, I wouldn’t mind if there were an anti-Viagra, something with the opposite effect. I’m not bragging. I’m just lucky. I don’t need it. I’ve always said, if you need Viagra, you’re probably with the wrong girl."

Two ads will run on BuzzFeed on Monday, according to the Post.

Ryan Laskeris a George Washington University student and a Paste BN College digital producer.

This story originally appeared on the Paste BN College blog, a news source produced for college students by student journalists. The blog closed in September of 2017.