The 2016 democratic party candidates desperately need to turn their attention to the millennial and white working class vote in order to have a serious chance at taking the general election. With numbers showing voters under age thirty making the difference between whether key battle states will be red or blue, a candidate’s ability to mobilize voters from these groups will literally turn the election on its head. 

How can this generation move from social media moments to movements that create meaningful change? Why are we calling on Lebron to bring justice for Tamir Rice, the entertainment industry to save Flint, Beyonce to rebuild New Orleans instead of affecting change ourselves?