The fact that someone able to unite pretty much every moneyed special interest in the Democratic camp , among others , only beat an obscure senator from Vermont by 12 points is mosty certainly not soundly thumped . Who cares how much he beat her among the youth vote ? They didn ' t vote much in this election shocker and the only reason they turned out in 20082012 was Obama . If you need to run an Obama to get a good youth turnout every election cycle then why bother ? You are certainly contradicting yourself here . Who cares about the youth vote That mobilized behind Bernie when Hillary just lost to Trump with a low youth turnout ? ? Obviously you should care as someone who seems content with the thirdway Washington consensus politics of Hillary Clinton , because they didn ' t mobilize the youth vote . Do you think those same politics will mobilize the generation constituting the ' youth vote ' now in 4 years ? You really should care . only reason they turned out in 20082012 was Obama . great analysis here .