Romney, Obama, the youth vote and the student loan fight (Friday’s Trail Mix video)

Posted by Felicia Sonmez at 09:00 AM ET, 04/27/2012

Mitt Romney heads to a college campus in Ohio today, while the House votes on a GOP student loan plan as the parties battle for the youth vote.

Who has the upper hand when it comes to young voters? And will Romney and House Republicans work together to head off a months-long battle over student loan rates? We take a look in today’s Trail Mix:

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