Yale Daily News

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Dukakis calls for humble politics

Former presidential candidate emphasizes grassroots camaigning

Contributing Reporter
Published Thursday, September 14, 2006

In order to win elections this November, Democrats need to have more face-to-face experience talking to America’s working class citizens, 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis said Wednesday night in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall.

Speaking before a packed crowd at the first Yale Political Union debate of the semester, Dukakis said that while many Democrats have sound platforms — such as opposition to the Iraq war and support for abortion rights — their campaigns in middle-class neighborhoods are too impersonal and center on phone and Internet canvassing. While...

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