If you want even more analysis like this and a deeper examination of this history, boy have I got a book recommendation for you!
Timothy J Lombardo
Watching how Trump's spasmodic toxicity is ruining the semiquincentennial just like how Frank Rizzo ruined the bicentennial in Philly reminded me of this @jblumgart.bsky.social banger. 10 years later, it still holds up! www.phillymag.com/citified/201...
If Donald Trump wins Monday's Iowa caucuses, you can thank Frank Rizzo for providing his campaign script.