Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

★ 7.6IMDb Score
Released:2008-09-26
Duration:86 min
Director:Stefan Forbes
Actors:Tom DeLay, Michael Dukakis, Ishmael Reed, Sam Donaldson, Mary Matalin
Production:InterPositive Media

Overview:

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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