The Democratic Youth Strategy Council has concluded detailed analysis of 34 key primary states which had consistent exit poll data available. In our analysis, one thing was clear: Senator Obama does not have a significant problem with white-working class voters. In fact, despite repeated media narratives to the contrary, Barack Obama has a serious challenge with only one voting bloc, older voters. Senator Obama does not have a problem winning white voters, but he does have difficulty winning older white voters. He has no problem winning lower-income voters, but he does have a problem winning older lower-income voters.

While younger voters in every category (white, Latino, Jewish, low-income) are flocking to the Obama campaign, he is struggling with older voters in almost every one of these groups.  Luckily, there is a way the Obama campaign can use the energy of it's young supporters to close the generational divide...

Tonight as Barack Obama makes history by becoming the nominee of the Democratic Party we will all celebrate what this means for our country and our future.  Surely in the 24 hours to come we will send millions of dollars into the Obama campaign to make sure that he can take the fight to John McCain...but for a second I would also ask you to think about the long-term progressive future of our country.  For over 2 years I have been working with the Democratic Youth Strategy Council to build a revolutionary tool to empower young people to run for office, and it is here!  Tonight, while we all celebrate the potential for a brighter future, will you make an investment in the long-term future of our democracy by supporting our effort to encourage and empower young people to run for office?

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Cross-posted at Dailykos:

With an unexpected win in Maine today, it is becoming less and less likely that this contest will go to the convention for a few important reasons.  By my projections (which are probably overly-generous to Clinton) when the whole process plays out, Obama will have won 33 states and D.C. to Hillary Clinton's 14 states (excluding Michigan, Florida, and the still undecided New Mexico)and has the potential to wrap it up at four critical points...