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kwolf68

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3. Mario was impressive

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 07:36 PM

Nov 5

Raygun would have been hard to beat for any Dem at the time. The cocaine was flowing by 1984 and the nation was on total party mood, money to be had in them thar hills, Raygun has delivered us from evil, cut taxes on rich people and unleashed untold mentally disabled people into the streets for good measure. The 70s were tough and the consumerism of the 1980s was like an opiate. Didn't last long, but the end of the 1980s we saw the sludge of Raygun policies. Mondale was a good man, but wasn't the guy to beat Raygun. Was Mario? I dunno.

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Mario Cuomo's Legnedary Keynote Speech to the 1984 Dem convention--- which still resonates TODAY! [View all] Jack Valentino Nov 5 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 5 #1

Thank you amigo Jack Valentino Nov 5 #2

I personally rank this speech as a tie with Ted Kennedy's 1980 speech Jack Valentino Nov 5 #4

"Lion of the Senate" H2O Man Nov 5 #10

Mario was impressive kwolf68 Nov 5 #3

John Glenn Justice Brandeis Nov 5 #5

"Heh!" ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Jack Valentino Nov 5 #7

Dunno that Mario could have won the election, probably not... Jack Valentino Nov 5 #6

I don't think any Democrat had a chance in 1984. cab67 Nov 5 #8

His 1992 nomination speech for Bill Clinton was even better. valleyrogue Nov 5 #9

I remember hearing that Cuomo had a lot of skeletons in his closet Buckeyeblue Nov 6 #11

Gary Hart would have been interesting if Monkey Biz hadn't of happened. 617Blue Nov 6 #13

I wanted him to run in 92 sooo badly. He didn't really want to be Prez. 617Blue Nov 6 #12