Why My Last Post is Important, and Why the Netroots Should Care

Ivan Frishberg responded to my post over at Daily Kos and he nailed why this is important:

this is a HUGE opportunity for Democrats. Campaigns have never engaged the broader population of young people in their campaigns (the exact types of folks you are talking about).

Campaigns that reach out to them can bring critical new voters to the polls.

This is like the generational version of the 50 state strategy and anyone who is all hyped up about that and dismissing the youth vote just doesn't get it.

Just focussing on the 50% of the population that is MOST likey to vote ignores all the votes you can get, ignores the long term opportunities / consequences of abandoning half the population, and is not building the kind of democracy we need for the long run.

Bingo.