Putting an e on the end of potato basically ended his political career and now Trump supporters shout "covfefe" because they think it's somehow smart. I think about that a lot.
Or the fact that people largely see the photo that Dukakis took in a tank as the moment HW Bush won the 88 election - compared to Trump's photo op in a Fire Truck...
I would argue they were just better at hiding the same type of shit these modern politicians are thinking and saying. Now it's just acceptable. Then you had Howard Dean dooming himself for a cowboy scream.
Simpler times. He gave us these nuggets of wisdom:
"You take the UNCF model that what a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is"
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. ... No, not our nation's, but in World War II. I mean, we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century, but in this century's history"
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future"
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy, but that could change"
"potatoe" (when trying to "correct" a 12-yr old's spelling of "potato")
Everyone loves a redemption arc. But how sad is it that the 'potatoe' guy was the voice of reason who helped save American democracy in it's darkest hour (so far!). We really are living through Idiocracy!