Category Archives: The New Democrat

ABC News: Video: Evening News: George McGovern 1972 VP Selection Drama

Source:The New Democrat Senator Tom Eagleton who by most accounts had a very good and productive year in public office as Governor of Missouri and then later in Congress as a Missouri Senator was a victim of the Richard Nixon … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Peter Beinart: ‘ClintonPhobia: Why No Democrat Wants to Run Against Hillary Clinton’

Source:The New Democrat  ‘ClintonPhobia’ ? How about Clinton fatigue? Does anyone who seriously understands the Democratic Party who is honest and knowledgable about the Democratic Party believe that Hillary will get a cakewalk to the Democratic nomination for president in … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The Future of The GOP With Richard Nixon (1966)

Source:The New Democrat  This is where Richard Nixon rebuilt his political career as someone who can not only raise a lot of money, but build up a lot of support not just for himself, but for candidates he endorsed and … Continue reading

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NBC News: Democratic Response to President Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union

Source:The New Democrat  This is where we start to see the Democratic Leadership Council the New Democrats in the Democratic Party starting to take over the Democratic Party after the Democrats had just lost 4-5 presidential elections starting in 1968. … Continue reading

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The Today Show: George Wallace on the Eve of the 1972 Florida Primary

Source:The New Democrat  If George Wallace couldn’t win in Florida in 1972, he wasn’t going to win anywhere outside of Alabama. Because Florida looked like Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina culturally and politically in 1972. Not to pick on those … Continue reading

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The Woody Allen Show: William F. Buckley (1967)

Source:Metrazol Electricity– Woody & Billy? Source:The New Democrat “Woody Allen invites the legendary conservative icon William Buckley on his show” From  Metrazol Electricity As conservative, snobby, and Anglo-Saxon waspy as Bill Buckley came off at least came off as, he … Continue reading

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John Stossel: Illegal Everything

Source:The New Democrat  Gee I got a crazy idea. How about we outlaw the big government nanny state instead? Yeah from now on any legislature that votes for or passes big government nanny laws, they get charged with infringing on … Continue reading

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CBS News: Face The Nation: Richard Nixon (October 27, 1968)

Source:The New Democrat  Politically and ideologically Richard Nixon would be called what we call a Northeastern Republican today at least on social issues and even as it related to the safety net. He wasn’t against the safety net, but didn’t … Continue reading

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CBS Evening News: Ohio 1972 Presidential Democratic Primary

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic Party didn’t have a traditional frontrunner for president in 1972. They were out of the White House and even though Hubert Humphrey who was their nominee for president in 1968 was still running for president … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Saul Alinsky – Mobilizing The Poor (1967)

Source:The New Democrat  What I got in from this discussion from the few moments that Saul Alinsky got to talk about his own personal philosophy even though this is about a fifteen-minute video, is that Mr. Alinsky was saying that … Continue reading

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