Okay, I am too young to remember much about the 1980s. But as far as I can tell, before the Atwater, Ailes and Rove circus, we could win 49 states. We havent reached 300 electoral votes since. Republicans lost the American people really...no vision for the future.
Okay, I am too young to remember much about the 1980s. But as far as I can tell, before the Atwater, Ailes and Rove circus, we could win 49 states. We havent reached 300 electoral votes since. Republicans lost the American people really...no vision for the future.
Is there something to this ?
Good Post, SE !!
Lee Atwater did for George H W Bush what Axelrod did for Obama !!
Atwater became well known for managing hard-edged campaigns based on emotional wedge issues.
Atwater gave us WILLIE HORTON, the unsubstantiated claim that Kitty Dukakis had burned an American flag to protest the Vietnam War and that Dukakis had been treated for a mental illness.
Atwater had a talent of playing the game like Democrats do........"dirty" !!
Unfortunately, Atwater died in 1991 of a brain tumor...and then the Republicans became "gentlemen" and we started losing !! .
Atwater was a good man. He learned his tactics from some of the "Rat Fu@%ers" from the 70's. Look the term up if you don't know what it means. Or look up "The Cunuck Letter".
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Quote: nerd wrote in post #5Atwater was a fine man, rove would not bet fit to polish the mans shoes.
Nerd, Rove got his start working for Atwater !!
No. Rove got his start running the college Republicans. He then went on to work for the Bush's in the mid 70's. He has been in the Bush camp ever since. Atwater was in southern politics until he went to work For Reagan in '80.
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Quote: nerd wrote in post #8 Lol, Atwater was a good old southern boy, and too smart for a dummy like rove, has rove ever stopped saying he worked for Reagan.
Rove was 100% against Reagan up until the 1980 Convention when his boss was put on the ticket.
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ZitatLee Atwater did for George H W Bush what Axelrod did for Obama !!
Atwater became well known for managing hard-edged campaigns based on emotional wedge issues.
Atwater gave us WILLIE HORTON, the unsubstantiated claim that Kitty Dukakis had burned an American flag to protest the Vietnam War and that Dukakis had been treated for a mental illness.
Atwater had a talent of playing the game like Democrats do........"dirty" !!
Unfortunately, Atwater died in 1991 of a brain tumor...and then the Republicans became "gentlemen" and we started losing !! .
Yep - you've nailed it right there.
Politics (for the Left) is blood sport. You either play it that way, or stay home. It ain't a Sunday School picnic.
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