Reagan won California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, every state but Minnesota. 1988, George Herbert Walker Bush was was elected. And after losing three consecutive presidential races, Democrats said, huh, maybe nominating Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis was a bad idea. Maybe crazy left wing loons do not command a majority in America. And what did they do? They pivoted. They moved dramatically towards the center and they nominated what was then a, a moderate to conservative Democrat. (29:14–29:22)
CLAIM
Asserts that Democrats reconsidered their presidential nominees after losing three consecutive elections.
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