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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)

★ 7.7/10 86 min Documentary United States English
Director: Stefan Forbes
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Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

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Tom DeLay Self
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis Self
Ishmael Reed Self
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson Self
Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin Self - Atwater Aide '88
Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond Self (archive footage)
Lee Atwater Self (archive footage)

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