The New Democrats w/ Lily Geismer
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The Water Gate Babies
The new democrats burst on to the national political scene with garry heart, a colorado senator who shocked eve one by winning the 19 84 democratic presidential primary in new hampshire. He was known as the yupe candidate, which, importantly, was the neologism of that era. And he was also known as a leader of this cohort which included bill bradley, michael ducacus, algor paul songus and tim worth,. A name given to them for their emphasis on re orienting democratic politics towards this t hite future.
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