"Oh, *I* can explain them, Dick....she said "I want to win, and there are enough buzz words in my random mumblings to convince those I need to that I am a "good Amurican"."

Exactly so Bill D!
She has "connectibility", not with pseuds or even "real" intellectuals,
but with the mass of ordinary people who have little intest in politics.

This has always been the bane of the left, we have been perceived by the majority as hypocrits who simply want power for power's sake and in large part that perception is true.
Thats why we need someone, both in America and Britain who speaks the language of the people and who is proud to expound left wing opinions ....who believes in his/her values at least as strongly as do the supporters of the right.
In short we need a rabble rouser....we can sit here babbling about political theory till doomsday and it won't make a whit of difference, the election will be decided on a whim, emotion, a "buzz word" as Bill says, or just people becoming fed up with the same old faces and the same meaningless words.
To raise the people you don't need fancy theory, or even the "truth".
You need conviction and the ability to connect with those who haven't a clue what you are talkin' about.....Ake