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BIZARRE: Michael dukakis - What They Never Told You

Vivek Ramaswamy invites a 10-year-old on stage at a Donald Trump rally. Then he tries to lift him up and nearly drops him: ‘Big guy!’

He won’t be watching that replay anytime soon!

We Got This Covered · Oct 5

Trump reaches back to notorious Willie Horton ad in explosive midterm attack

As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past

The Independent UK · Sep 18

‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes

President stumps for Senate nominee Michael Whatley in North Carolina and urges voters to ‘crush the communists’

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

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"I feel like shooting people!” In the run-up to 1988's US presidential election, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck had some outrageously dark and violent thoughts

“Americans are pigs! You can quote me on that"

Louder · Jul 29

How Jackson made room for white workers

Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party

Salon · Feb 19

Trump cleans up DC while governors tell residents ‘criminals come first’ – 1988 redux coming

Guess we're finding out what happens when a president decides he's also the police chief.

We Got This Covered · Sep 23, 2025

"I really hate America. If Adolf Hitler came back and said 'I won't raise taxes', he'd win in a landslide." In 1988 R.E.M. were so disgusted with the state of the US that guitarist Peter Buck said he felt like shooting people, starting with President Bush

"I live in a country where I wanna shoot politicians"

Louder · May 9, 2025

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How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections

Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Like several survivors of that violent day in 1965, when police brutally attacked civil rights protesters, Jackson crossed the…

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2025

Trump Widely Mocked for 'Struggling Physically' During Garbage Truck Photo-Op, Draws Comparisons to Infamous Dukakis Tank Ride

Others compared Donald Trump's behavior to when Trump supporters would call President Joe Biden "old" or "unstable."

Latin Times · Oct 31, 2024

How Jesse Jackson’s populist fight for economic and racial justice resonates today

At the recent Democratic Party Convention in the United States, delegates roared their approval when civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was brought on stage to wave to delegates.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024

Dems go silent about the death penalty

As goes the Democratic Party so goes the national conversation on criminal justice reform

Salon · Aug 31, 2024

All politicians change their minds – and have been flip-flopping on positions for hundreds of years

People change their opinions. As my husband says, “I always reserve the right to get smarter,” paraphrasing Konrad Adenauer, the former chancellor of Germany.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2024

Bill Clinton's Infamous 1988 DNC Speech Disaster

Bill Clinton's 1988 DNC speech supporting Michael Dukakis was a disaster due to its length and lack of audience engagement, but serves as a reminder of the...

There's an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris' or Harris's?

Whatever possessed Vice President Kamala Harris to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, it probably wasn’t a desire to inflame arguments about apostrophes

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

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The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024

Veepstakes have evolved from where you live to who you are − which way will Harris turn to balance the ticket?

Vice presidential picks can’t help a presidential candidate, but they can hurt one, according to political scientists. Presidential campaigns still spend a fair amount of time thinking about running mates and the ways in which they might boost the ticket – or at least not hurt it.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

US politics is awash with crude and misleading attack ads. Now it’s the UK’s turn

Rules governing political campaigning on terrestrial television don’t apply to streaming or online – and parties are starting to play dirty, says journalist and author Jonn Elledge

Exploring Top 10 Political Campaign Ads: Memorable Advertising Moments

Discover the impact of iconic political campaign ads from 'Daisy Girl' to 'The Windsurfing Ad.'

WEKU · Mar 3, 2024

Haley as a holdout could still be more than a speed bump for Trump

History shows that when the major party nominees for president have not cleared the field of notable challengers before summer, they tend to lose in the fall.

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The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions

Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP candidates already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

Incite, smear, divide: why are the Tories and Labour copying the tactics of America’s vilest strategist?

Lee Atwater was master of attack and dog-whistle politics. We should be alive to his methods and their effects – not emulating them, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

Chicago Tribune · Apr 11, 2023

Chicago selected site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

CHICAGO — Chicago has been selected the host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious boon to the city, national Democratic Party officials announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

DeSantis faces setbacks as potential Trump indictment looms over 2024 race

First came Ron DeSanctimonious. Then came RINO Ron, depicting Gov. Ron DeSantis as a Republican In Name Only. Over the weekend, the world got Ron Dukakis, conflating DeSantis with Democratic presidential loser Michael Dukakis.

Salon · Dec 18, 2022

The first climate change candidate

Al Gore focused his 1988 presidential campaign and climate change — and the world shrugged him off

Salon · Nov 8, 2022

Death penalty: Campaign issue no more

It's an important milestone: Even with GOP pushing "law and order," candidates don't vow to put people to death

The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2022

Democrats try to flip narrative amid barrage of ‘soft on crime’ attack ads

GOP ramping up spending for grisly, racist ads that cast Democrats as ‘dangerously liberal’ with crime emerging as top concern among voters

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