Johnson’s millennial supporters admit they’re “likely” to abandon him

As Election Day draws closer, young voters are beginning to accept their fate and declare their support for Hillary Clinton.

Meanwhile, support for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is beginning to flame out. While his campaign has been bolstered by millennials, the new Harvard Institute of Politics poll shows nearly 40 percent of his young supporters are “likely” to change their minds at the polls.

Clinton, on the other hand, has made gains with young voters in recent weeks. The Harvard IOP has her up 28 points among 18- to 29-year-olds (49 percent to Donald Trump’s 21 percent). Johnson has 14 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein has 5 percent.

Clinton’s longtime struggle to connect with young adults led many to defect to third-party candidates or remain in the undecided column earlier in the campaign, however recent polls, including the new GenForward survey, show her numbers have improved in October and she’s on track to win a similar percentage of young voters as President Obama in 2012.

According to the Harvard IOP, 72 percent of Clinton’s young supporters said they are “enthusiastic” about voting for her in November, and 94 percent said they are unlikely to change their minds between now and Election Day.