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You Break Everybody's Back: The 1988 Presidential Election - Part 2 [You Slayed My Dragon]
You Break Everybody's Back: The 1988 Presidential Election - Part 2 [You Slayed My Dragon]
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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
Jan 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Gary Hart, the frontrunner in the Democratic side of the 1988 race, hits a major setback. Not only his he hurt, but so are all the people who wanted to have the chance to beat him. Now what? Jump Ball, says an aide of new candidate Joe Biden. Biden hopes to fill the gap, with his appeal to Baby Boomers will carry him forward. Al Gore enter the race, swinging at everyone. Dick Gephardt comes up with a zero-to-hero TV ad. Bush just can't get through to country people.
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Released:
Jan 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Has Television Really Changed Politics? An Examination (from 2006): We look at TV's history and its impact on politics from the beginning. One of my first episodes, perhaps the second. As we approach the 15th anniversary of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, worth a listen. by My History Can Beat Up Your Politics