Bush Campaign Deploys Willie Horton Ad Weaponizing Racial Fear of Black Criminals
The Americans for Bush arm of the National Security Political Action Committee, working with Bush campaign consultants, began running the infamous ‘Weekend Passes’ advertisement featuring William Horton, a Black prisoner who committed crimes while on furlough from a Massachusetts prison. …
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