Why Obama is losing student support

Jessica Kirsner, 21, a junior from Houston and vice president of the College Democrats gives a New York Times reporter one reason students aren't energized anymore by President Barack Obama:

“It’s not the fad anymore. It’s not the fad to be politically knowledgeable and active.”

(Apparently, his administration hasn't been reaching out to them, either.)

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