The Contenders: 16 for '16 — Season 1, Episode 3: Dukakis and Romney: The Technocrats
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 8 episodes
Episode synopsis
The presidential bids of two governors from Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis (1988) and Mitt Romney (2008 and '12). Both were unprepared to combat the unflattering portraits their opponents painted of them.
About The Contenders: 16 for '16
Revisit the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years. From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign that launched of a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton.