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Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Culture Wars

Behind the Bastards

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Phyllis Schlaffly's Campaign

Phyllis Schlaffly runs for Congress on an anti-com platform. She wins the Republican primary and then loses to a Democrat in the general election. This might be the first time that a normal conservative ran up against a fringe far-right candidate who everybody just thought was a nutter, says CNN's John Berman. "This is the start of the tradition," he adds.

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