Dukakis calls for humble politics
Former presidential candidate emphasizes grassroots camaigning
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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