Tag Archives: Walter Mondale

Gary Hart & John Edwards: Two Self-Destructive Populists

“Gary Hart was the presumed Democratic presidential candidate in the spring of 1987 when the Miami Herald reported that rumors of his “womanizing” were true. The ensuing scandal over his extramarital affair with a woman named Donna Rice ended his … Continue reading

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Salon: Opinion: Mike Conrad: America’s Anti-Liberal Myth: Why Democrats Learned The Wrong Less From 1984

Salon: Opinion: Mike Conrad: America’s Anti-Liberal Myth: Why Democrats Learned The Wrong Lesson From 1984 Just correct some of the things that Mike Conrad said. Walter Mondale lost badly in 1984 to Ronald Reagan winning just one state and just … Continue reading

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Mark Russell: ‘Takes a Look Back at 1984’

Source:Mark Russell– Political satirist Mark Russell on 1984. “Mark Russell Looks Back at Campaign 1984” From Mark Russell 1984 was almost unfair for the Democrats because they had no one who can beat Ronald Reagan and they probably knew that going … Continue reading

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Governor Cuomo 1984: Mario Cuomo’s Tale of Two Cities (1984)

. The Tale of Two Cities, one city looks like a paradise, perhaps like downtown Washington or New York in the summer time. And the other city looking a place that you would only send your worst enemies to. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Jim Heath: Video: CBS News: Election 1982 Highlights

The New Democrat The recession of 1981-82 was huge and cost Congressional Republicans especially in the House a lot of seats. House Republicans lost something like thirty-five seats. Going from the low 190s in the House to the upper 150s … Continue reading

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