What Went Down In Michigan, Washington And Other Democratic Primaries

I was really struck by something that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said at Sanders’s rally in Ann Arbor on Sunday night: “In order for us to win, we have to grow. We must be inclusive, we must bring more people into this movement. We must shed the unnecessary clothes of cynicism and exclusion and we must turn towards an embracing posture where all people are welcome.” I wonder if the fundamental anti-establishment strain of Sanders’s candidacy made a lot of Democrats feel left out or antagonized. And I don’t know what Sanders could have done to change or fix that. It was kind of in the DNA of his campaign.

The youth vote has been and will remain a big problem for Biden’s campaign, is my bet. But maybe they don’t need the youth!?

So here’s a question: If Biden is the presumptive nominee after tonight and next week, what does that mean for younger voters who have consistently broken for Sanders? Could voters between the ages of 18 and 29 be a weakness in Biden’s coalition moving forward?