From POLITICO

First, the surname (McCaskill) of the author of this piece is the same as a prominent Clinton surrogate - I do not know if there is a family relationship there.

Clinton: ‘The next 50 days will determine the next 50 years’

Making an appeal to black voters during an interview with the “Steve Harvey Morning Show,” Clinton stressed that voters can’t sit this one out. “Every issue they care about is at stake in this election,” Clinton said. “This is not: ‘Oh, you know, a little here, a little there. We can — you know, we can take it, no matter who wins.’ No. The next 50 days will determine the next 50 years, and I say that absolutely seriously.”

The 'because I need you' line comes right after that in the article. We 'gotta' stand up, she says.

I heard an NPR piece this morning where they were speculating about large numbers of Millennials sitting out this vote. I've been predicting that this would likely be the case if Clinton were the nominee since Super Tuesday (when the Dem turn out in my state was low).

Given that Millennials have generally be unenthused about voting for her, I find the following less than convincing:

In this POLITICO piece: Clinton campaign memo outlines map to victory, Bobby Mook lays out for top donors the math he sees for a Clinton victory. Here's a comment from the article's author taken from Mook's memo:

The missive also identifies some of Democrats’ structural and infrastructural advantages, such as the higher proportions of young voters and people of color in the battlegrounds than in 2012, before — in a tried-and-true campaign maneuver, taking pains to calm backers by dismissing public polls and the media.

The problem with noting the increased number of young voters is that they have shown a great reluctance to show up for her this season.

I don't see 'because I need you' as very convincing in the face of the disrespect from Clinton and her surrogates to Millennials AND ALL Bernie supporters throughout the primary and nomination. They told us quite directly that they did not need (or even want) our votes. She claims she wants them now - I suspect this will be seen as way too little, and way too late.

For more on the tepid response Clinton is getting from Millennials:

Millennials Go Mild for Hillary

I haven't heard this yet, but this is Clinton speaking at Temple University yesterday - seems to have some sound issues: