Maybe when Obama says it, “change” is code for, “At least I’m not Hillary!”
I think you nailed it. Hill is so uninspiring, so cold and unlikeable, that Obama is getting support from many that would prefer to support a more ‘experienced” person.
The young folks are following him simply because it has become the “cool” thing to do. If Hill had one ounce of anything human, Obama would have to wait 4-8 or 12 years for this opportunity.
MOgirl
The Obama Phenomenon is obviously real.
But it may well be driven as you say: Obama's greatest appeal being that he is not Hillary.
Until not so long ago, Hillary was the expressed choice of most Democrats...until she wasn't. Once she ceased to be "inevitable", she was immediately viewed as "undesirable".
Being the anti-Hillary isn't going to do much for him in the general election, though.