Backfire: How to Destroy a Presidential Candidate (2016)

Examining the 1988 Presidential Election Campaign: George Bush vs. Michael Dukakis. What was the defining moment of the campaign? Are there defining moments in political campaigns? The documentary examines key moments along the campaign trail, from early attack ads to the conventions to the Willie Horton commercial and the infamous Dukakis tank photo op, putting these events in historical context with FiveThirtyEight's trademark data analytics.