Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

2008 en 86 minutes

Rating: 7.7

Plot

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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Cast

Tom DeLay

Tom DeLay

Self

Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis

Self

Ishmael Reed

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

Lee Atwater

Self (archive footage)

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