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DENVER — “I’ll be gone ‘til November,” sang Haitian national and former Fugees member, Wyclef Jean, softly crooning the lyric to one of his most popular songs —as he has at many concerts before last night.

But then a pause: “And why is November so important?” And with that simple question, the mostly young and raucous crowd roared back a response, shouts of “Obama!” mixed in with exuberant acknowledgment of what is at stake in the political world for young Democrats.

With a rousing blend of political activism and musical mastery, Wyclef Jean brought the house down at local bar, Theorie, in front of revelers that included Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., but who were mostly young, ethnic, and all on the same partisan page.

Aside from providing an astoundingly good musical experience, the palpable energy between performer and party-goers proved that unity of thought among today’s young liberals comes easier than within the Democratic Party itself, as Wyclef himself has noted and tried to change.

White, black, Latino…everyone jumped up on stage at the end as Wyclef climbed the speaker stack and wrapped the show with a twenty plus jam session, chanting Obama and whipping the crowd into a frenzy over and over again with alternating tempos before finally walking out the front door.

It was the singular event of the weekend thus far in terms of raw energy. 2012 Host Committee: take note.