And what it exposed, though, in his absence, is a lack of a narrative that the Democratic Party tells about who has power, who doesn't have power, and how we're going to fix that. And so I do think Our reliance on Barack Obama is kind of a savior for the party's messaging, exposed us as not having a coherent underlying message. when we didn't have a uniquely talented political figure at the top. Makes sense. I'm gonna end on a question about people's own kind of emotions in this moment. (16:48–16:58)
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