Did you see all the stories yesterday and today about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's "unity" rally in Unity, New Hampshire? (yeah, real subtle, weren't they?)
But there was a political reporter covering that event who actually gets it:
"The perfect political photo op — and this was a pretty darn good one —isn't aimed at the rational faculties of an informed electorate. It seeks whatever section of the brain it is that triggers a tummy rumble at the sight of a moist doughnut. It's about instinct, not reason. But there's more here than meets the eye, so we'll keep going. Start with the simple fact that a truly unified political party doesn't need a unity rally. It's a long, slow bus ride down a winding two-lane road, over hills, through pines and pastures, to reach this remote New England village. The fuel that drives the bus is worry, and the worry stems from division."
As I said here a while ago: political parties who are truly unified don't need to parade around and shout about how "unified" they are.
