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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

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That would have been Gore in the 1988 Democratic Primaries (after Senator Hart's extramarital affairs torpedoed his candidacy).

Here is a 538 article from 2011:

Are Democrats Better Off Than They Were 25 Years Ago? | FiveThirtyEight

Jesse jackson was the candidate earning support on the left in 88. Maybe the Citations Needed podcast led me astray on Dukakis.

Some articles seem to support Dukakis as the establishment choice after Jacson's Super Tuesday success and others treat Dukakis like he was very far left.