If Mario Cuomo had ran for president, would Republicans have used the ethnic card? (user search)
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  If Mario Cuomo had ran for president, would Republicans have used the ethnic card? (search mode)
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King of Kensington
Junior Chimp
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« on: April 23, 2023, 10:16:30 AM »
Yes the GOP would likely have run ads in the South insinuating Cuomo had mafia ties.
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King of Kensington
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2023, 11:00:20 PM »
Dukakis was also an "ethnic" candidate and son of immigrants, but there are too few Greek Americans and there doesn't seem to be really be a Greek stereotype.
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King of Kensington
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2023, 11:15:32 PM »
Irish Americans really aren't that "ethnic."  They've been in the US longer, came from the British Isles and spoke English. And you don't need to cast Irish American actors to play Irish American characters as in the case with Italian actors and characters, any generic white American (or even Brit who can do a good American accent) will do. 
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King of Kensington
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2023, 04:14:31 PM »
They emphasized Dukakis being a "Massachusetts liberal" more than anything else but there was some insinuation of his "foreignness" as well.
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