The renowned US academic says he would vote for the former US secretary of state if he lived in a swing state.

Renowned US academic Noam Chomsky tells Mehdi Hasan that he would "absolutely" vote for leading US democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton if he lived in a swing state.

"If you happen to be in a swing state, where it’s going to have an effect on who becomes president, you should definitely vote," Chomsky says. Then adds: "My vote would be against the Republican candidate."

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Source: Al Jazeera