Getting angry and ranting doesn't make anyone change their mind. The strategy has to be to lay out what is at stake in a way that resonates with young votes. This isn't about single issues or policy anymore, it's about having a democratically functioning country. Under Trump protests wouldn't be allowed.
The issue with the mantra “our democracy is at stake” is that, for a lot of people my age, we’ve heard that for most of the elections we’ve been aware for. So we’re numb to it. And if you grew up in a lot of states you’ve been under extremely gerrymandered, anti-democratic systems for your entire life, so what’s there to save?
(When I moved from South Carolina to Colorado their democracy infrastructure here seemed other worldly.)
“Saving democracy” is just too ethereal to connect. Abortion rights, housing, LGBT rights, living wage jobs, even climate change and gun safety are issues that we face in our daily lives. That’s what resonates with us.
Ultimately, it comes down to one thing: The economy.
Forget all the social issues you mention, Biden is perceived as being weak on the economy. The perception is also that the economy itself is weak. In times of (perceived or real) economic uncertainty you get this energy of division.
If Biden laser focused on the economy, on wages, on things with regard to the economy that effect the day to day lives of young people, he would win in a small landslide.
But it's an uphill climb for an 80 year old man who has been a politician for 50 years to really be relatable to someone in their 20s and 30s who is struggling.
