What was the reaction to Michael Dukakis's Greek heritage in the 1988 US presidential election? Was the fact that a non-Northern-European descendent was a major-party frontrunner for the first time seen as a historic landmark? Did his opponents try to use his heritage to "other" him? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

What was the reaction to Michael Dukakis's Greek heritage in the 1988 US presidential election? Was the fact that a non-Northern-European descendent was a major-party frontrunner for the first time seen as a historic landmark? Did his opponents try to use his heritage to "other" him?

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I wonder if whoever answers this can also comment on Spiro Agnew.