It appears that Obama realizes adults --people with the responsibilities of holding a job, maintaining a home, paying the bills, and paying taxes-- have soured on him.
So Obama is putting his energy into appealing to young people.
Obama has a new stump speech. He's been going around the country repeating the remarks he made in Madison at his rally on Tuesday.
Yesterday, Obama took his act to Washington.
This was a much smaller gathering and the entertainment was a hip hop artist, but the message was the same as in Madison.
WASHINGTON -- Grasping for the electric energy that propelled him to the White House, President Barack Obama whipped up young supporters at a rally Thursday night, where the boisterous crowd tried to shout down any talk of an "enthusiasm gap" among Democrats.
"I'm back here today just in case you've forgotten what it feels like to change the country," Obama called out to a sold-out crowd of 3,000 at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at DAR Constitution Hall.
"It was always going to be hard," Obama said as the crowd interrupted him with cheers and hollers. "Now is not the time to quit."
The DNC had enlisted hip hop artist B.o.B to perform, and the crowd also heard from Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, on the importance of the youth vote to the November midterm elections, which are expected to be brutal for the Democrats.
...Thursday's event was organized for the DNC's Gen44 group, which tries to cultivate young leaders. It was expected to raise $750,000.
Beforehand, Obama spoke at a small fundraising dinner at the home of John Phillips and Linda Douglass, where guests paid $30,400 each to raise $1 million for the Democratic Party. Citing his big rally in Madison, Obama told the group that Democrats are "waking up."
Obama's problem is many Democrats are waking up.
They're waking up to joblessness and lower home values and lost retirement savings. They're rejecting Obama's policies.
Young people, those not fully burdened with the responsibilities of economic survival in Obama's America, are Obama's only hope.
It makes sense that he would turn to them to pander for votes.
It's pathetic, but it makes sense.
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