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cab67

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8. I don't think any Democrat had a chance in 1984.

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:13 PM

Nov 5

Reagan and his handlers had a far better capacity to convince people he was the solution. Reagan was a trained actor, the Southern Strategy and the link between Republicans and evangelicals was ossifying, and the politics of other-ism was starting to emerge. Revelations from the Iran-Contra scandal - which I think was worse than Watergate - were a couple of years in the future.

I'm only glad I wasn't old enough to vote. Had that been the case, I'd have done something I would regret to my grave. (Young and ignorant and all that.)

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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