Michael Dukakis

A discussion of Bush's strategy against Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.

Political strategist Larry McCarthy, who is known for the infamous Willie Horton ad that went after Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis, will release a new ad that is at the heart of a $25 million campaign by Crossroads GPS, a pro-Republican group founded by Karl Rove. Jeremy Peters of the New York Times joins NewsNation to discuss.

In recent history, the GOP has launched character attacks against opponents, like the famous Willie Horton ad against Michael Dukakis in 1988. A conservative billionaire’s proposed strategy against President Obama would push the envelope even further.

Michael Dukakis' final campaign ad before the election.

Michael Dukakis' final campaign ad before the election.

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story -- Boogie Man is a gripping political thriller about Lee Atwater, a blues-playing rogue whose rambunctious rise from the South to Chairman of the GOP made him a political rock star...

They're here to save the world. Whether they like it or not. With hysterical cameos by Kevin Smith, Pauly Shore, Florence Henderson, Peter Tork, and Michael Dukakis. In the vein of Galaxy Quest, The Junior Defenders is a hysterical take on 70s television. Twenty-five years after The Junior Defenders' cancellation, a crazed fan decides that he needs some closure, kidnapping the four former child stars who made up the ensemble. This fan will stop at nothing to make one more show ... even if it includes holding the cast at gunpoint on a soundstage!<<span id='moredet' name='moredet' style='display:none;'>br /> The Junior Defenders is a film for the crazed fan within us all.

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story -- Trailer for this political documentary