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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)

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Posted by Matthew Toplikar on Nov. 11, 2012
86 min - Documentary - 2360 Views

A 2008 U.S. documentary on the campaign tactics used by Lee Atwater while working on the George H.W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign, and how those tactics have transformed presidential campaigns in the United States.  Atwater pioneered many ethically questionable political strategies and became a guru for Karl Rove. 

 

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