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What was more powerful than her question was the lack of an answer, and it points once again to something I\u2019ve been observing here at times for a year or more \u2014<\/p>\n

The Democratic Party has no Story. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What I mean by Story is what George Lakoff (in Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em><\/strong>) meant when he sketched how political and social vision is constructed: it tells a compelling Story that both taps into America\u2019s history and sketches a vision for where America can go.<\/p>\n

But the Democrats \u2014 neither Obama nor his official spokespersons \u2014 have a Story to tell that says \u201cThis is where we\u2019ve been and this is where we\u2019re going.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dems better get one soon.<\/p>\n

Avoid going after the Repubs. Do the Dems have a Story? <\/b><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"