As long as the name "Barack Obama" has been associated with presidential politics, there has been one constant. He was the hip, charming, tech-savvy politician that young people loved. His 2008 campaign was centered, almost exclusively, around this concept. Since he was elected, virtually every one of his policy "successes" has hinged upon the idea that he could rely on the grass roots support of America's youth. Even now, his signature legislation fails certain doom if young people don't buy into it.
