Themes

We have talked some about the discipline, competence, and sophistication of the Obama campaign machinery. We have talked less about the consistency with which the campaign told a story and hammered upon a narrative. To wit: think about last night's speech, and its rhetorical touchstones, and then take another look/listen to this now-iconic video from Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, riffing on Obama's January 8 NH Primary speech. It is, dare I say, Reaganesque. UPDATE: And note the shift in tone last night, and the very different cadence the "Yes, We Can" refrain takes: from peroration to somber determination (start least night's speech below at about (9:00).