If this is so, then conservatism is going to have to be packaged a great deal more effectively than has been done recently.
I agree with that statement. Reagan, in addition to his principles, was a supremely talented communicator. Of course, he that was a skill he developed through his experience in radio, movies and television.
Obama, for all his faults, is a much better communicator than McCain, and probably better than all other politicians on the national scene today.
Obama is a superb communicator, particularly with a set speech. He has managed to tap into a deep feeling of unease in the American psyche that translated into lots of votes for “change”. Of course, the exact nature of that “change” has not been specified.
A triumph of emotion over reason.