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You Break Everybody's Back: The 1988 Presidential Election - Part 5, Squishy Lead
You Break Everybody's Back: The 1988 Presidential Election - Part 5, Squishy Lead
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Michael Dukakis secures the nomination, unifies his party and has a well-regarded convention. He's seventeen points ahead in the polls. Is it real? Even his own campaign staff thinks it may not be. A story in Reader's Digest is troubling. In New Orleans, Bush fires back, while dealing with questions about his choice for number two.
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Released:
Feb 5, 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