Volume 54, Number 9 · May 31, 2007
How Democrats Should Talk
By Michael Tomasky
The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina
by Frank Rich
Penguin, 341 pp., $25.95
Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
by Dr. Frank Luntz
Hyperion, 324 pp., $15.00 (paper)
The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
by Drew Westen
PublicAffairs, 384 pp., $26.95 (to be published June 25)
Washington liberals and Democrats have made many arguments about what they need to do as they try to recover from the low point of their support among the public during the Bush years in 2002 and 2003 and climb toward renewed dominance. Most of these arguments have centered on the big questions of ideology and vision—whether the times demand a calibrated centrism or a bolder liberalism of big plans and ideas. But other arguments, put forward in many a blog post, have ignored ideology and focused more on the question of tactics.
Review, 4605 words
To read the full text of this piece, please choose one of the following options:
|
If you are already a subscriber to the Review's electronic edition, please sign in: |
To subscribe to the electronic edition, please press the button below. |
To purchase access to this article for $3, please press the button below. |