It's not just the college kids Obama is drawing out to vote and campaign for him. (The "elite Dems" didn't need to be drawn out; they already vote.) He's inspsired and energized a lot of young people who aren't in college plus not-so-young lower-income and minority people who haven't bothered to get involved in politics before. d
And why should that be a surprise? McCain's policies certainly don't represent ordinary working-class folks very well.   And Clinton's don't any better than Obama's.