politics: young folks

I keep hearing from, admittedly, long-time, savvy political analysts that the younger voters who have come out in droves during this primary season just won't show up in November. Two points. One, if they've bothered to come out during a primary, most of which have arcane rules, then why wouldn't young folks vote in November when the process is infinitely simpler? Two, I work with this section of the electorate. From my experience, they tend to be responsible and civic minded. Perhaps political analysts need some time away from polling data and their fellow pundits. They can craft authority about young folks (and yes, I'm deliberately evoking the song of the same name). It would be more useful than the horse race coverage we're now engaged in.