Of course, The Washington Post couches the news by saying Obama still draws crowds, just smaller ones.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The crowds may be smaller and the candidate grayer, but college towns are still proving to be President Barack Obama’s best shot at enthusiastic audiences.

More than 26,000 people combined showed up to hear the president speak during his three-state college town tour this week, which ended Wednesday with a rally near the University of Virginia. The crowds at the outdoor rallies have tilted younger, underscoring the Obama campaign’s efforts to target college students as they return to school and re-energize a constituency that was critical in propelling Obama to the White House.

“Change was possible because you made it possible,” Obama told 7,500 people at a pavilion near the University of Virginia. “So you can’t get tired now because we’ve got more work to do.”

The school declined the campaign’s request for the president to speak on campus, saying it would disrupt classes on the second day of the semester.

Any college student who thinks Obama is the key to their first job deserves the unemployment check they will get in exchange for their vote.