theater. it becomes a stage for which this can all play out. the democrats have to embrace the theater of that, the pluralistic multiethnic and racial america that they embrace with this nomination, with this making of history and inclusion into the idea that yes black women, too, can get to the top of american life and hold the most powerful offices in the land. it is an opportunity. they will get the justice. the larger, more difficult point in this is can they change the politics? can they make it about republicans and the extremism as opposed to being in the defense i posture of too long now? can they? will they, david plouffe? they have to. of course, but any election