Can you imagine if Lee Atwater was still alive? He would have Trump unbeatable..

Liberals think lee Atwater was a racist

He wasn't

Thanks for the thread.
I liked Atwater a lot.

There’s an incredible documentary on Amazon Prime abt Atwater... highly recommend for all.

His illness was a tragedy.

But boy did he make the most of his 37 years on earth.
He was a GOPer that fought just like the Dems but better.
If he never died, you would’ve never had POTUS Bill Clinton. Fact.

So he can’t acknowledge previous tactics of the past?

Nowhere did he endorse those things. Simply acknowledged them.

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Nowhere did he endorse those things. Simply acknowledged them.

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he absolutely was 100 percent endorsing those tactics, and he used them. this is the the same guy behind the Dukakis Willie Horton ads, racist fear-mongering was his lifeline. listen to him say it for yourself.

I knew Lee very well ... he was in the family restaurant all the time when I was growing-up.

You're right ... he knew how to message. He would have laid waste to the liberal fricktardedness and their false narratives. He knew how to cut to the chase.

He'd also have Lindsey Graham taken out. He's probably rolling in his grave at Linsey's bullshite these days comsidering he basically set Lindsey up with Strom and, in doing so, made him Strom's heir apparent.

Lindsey has betrayed us all on many levels. He'll be primaried and beaten in his next election. We've finally had enough of that cuck frick.

I have to laugh about what a part of the Progressive Orthodoxy The Lee Atwater / Republican strategy as racial bogeyman is . They repeat the Narrative enough it becomes like God’s word.

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The willie horton ad was pointing out undeniable facts. Facts aren’t racist.

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dont do this. dont act as if you dont know what he was doing. he said he was gonna "make willie horton his running mate". was that the only awful crime in the state under dukakis, or the worst? why did he take that one and run with it the way he did? why did he highlight this one to the lengths that he did? you think that was coincidence? are we really gonna play this game?

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was that the only awful crime in the state under dukakis, or the worst? why did he take that one and run with it the way he did? why did he highlight this one to the lengths that he did?

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Let me educate you.

Willie Horton murdered and raped a woman and her boyfriend WHILE ON A WEEKEND PRISON PASS that Dukakis implemented as Massachusetts governor. Yes, it was the worst crime committed due to that dumb and dangerous policy.

Crime in the 88 election was a huge issue, as crime rates were very bad and getting worse in most cities in America. Bush ran a very tough on crime campaign and it worked very well, he did amazing in suburbs where people feared crime the most.

It’s Progressive Orthodoxy Bro , a sacred cow . No facts can ever compete with a Progressive Fundamentalist’s religion. They Need in the deepest psychological sense, to believe that every victory by their opponents is based in somebdisreputable, nefarious motivation. We see President GHWB , they see a racist passion play .