Tag Archives: Roger Mudd

The Boston Globe: Video: Ted Kennedy: Why do You Want to be President?

The New Democrat Anyone who doesn’t know why they want to be President of the United States, should not run for President. It is too big of a job to have someone who hasn’t put much if any thought into … Continue reading

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PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report: 1988 Iowa Caucus, Democratic Candidates

Source:The New Democrat  Governor Michael Dukakis looked like the clear Democratic nominee for President as early as the summer of 1987 and was never really seriously challenged for that nomination. Representative Dick Gephardt was supposed to win the Iowa Caucus … Continue reading

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20th Century Video: PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report Iowa Caucus (1988)

Source:The New Democrat  Without the Bush Campaign literally bashing Bob Dole in South Carolina in 1988 and doing things like accusing Mr. Dole of fathering African-American babies which I guess was considered a sin for Caucasian men to do at … Continue reading

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