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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story poster

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)

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.

Release: 2008-09-26
Runtime: 86 min
Rating: 7.7 / 10
Cast
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Tom DeLay
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Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
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Ishmael Reed
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Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson
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Mary Matalin
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Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
Self (archive footage)
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Lee Atwater
Self (archive footage)