Photos from Kentucky Fried Politics
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Well, I thought I used a pic of Hendrix. Turns out I used a pic of an actor playing Hendrix. So I replaced the face with Hendrix's own (hopefully). I apologize for any inconvenience.
Now here's a new version of the Futurama promotional poster, using the shaded versions of Willie, Principal Skinner/Mayor Simpson, Bart, and Chief Wiggum/Corvallis, as well as Milhouse/Houseley (can't find a shaded version of that).
And a photo of the Harman Cafe sign in August 2000, days before the restoration to its original look began, along with the addition of a museum expansion, statues of Pete Harman and the Colonel, and a new bucket sign. Harman's reopened in 2002 to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Now here's a new version of the Futurama promotional poster, using the shaded versions of Willie, Principal Skinner/Mayor Simpson, Bart, and Chief Wiggum/Corvallis, as well as Milhouse/Houseley (can't find a shaded version of that).
And a photo of the Harman Cafe sign in August 2000, days before the restoration to its original look began, along with the addition of a museum expansion, statues of Pete Harman and the Colonel, and a new bucket sign. Harman's reopened in 2002 to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
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Another round of pics:
(Disclosure: I really, really love KFC bucket signs, especially older ones from the 1960s all the way to the 1990s. I could see FLG, Inc. retaining them because I read from the Roadside Architecture website that those signs were included at the Colonel's urging when the chain expanded. Those would depend on local sign codes though.)
- A still from a commercial featuring the Colonel (1984)
- A still from another commercial featuring the Colonel (1984)
- A set of ten Cartoon Colonel pins (1999)
- A vintage KFC bucket sign from a Canadian location with the 1982-91 bucket panels intact (2020)
- A photo of the Colonel holding a KFC bucket (ca. 1986)
- A KFC/Wendyburger combo location in Illinois (1976, now a standalone KFC with a Wendy's nearby)
- A sign from the first Wendyburger location in Columbus, Ohio (2018)
- A photo showing the Colonel, Harley, Lando, Davey, and Vinnie Sanders, representing five generations of Sanders men (1988)
- A photo of the Big Chicken in Marietta, Georgia (2012).
- A still of retired MLB pitcher Donny Trump in a KFC commercial reciting the famous "It's Finger Lickin' Good" catchphrase while enjoying his KFC meal with a fork (2014)
- A modernized KFC location and bucket sign in Eden, North Carolina just after its reopening a few months after a fire that destroyed the original building (2019)
- The current Kenny Rogers Roasters logo (introduced at the end of 2008)
- The current Howard Johnson's logo (introduced in 2009)
- The Colonel in his final commercial for KFC filmed at Sanders Cafe in Corbin, Kentucky (October 1990)
- A photo of Colonel Sanders impersonator Johnny Miller in-character (2011).
(Disclosure: I really, really love KFC bucket signs, especially older ones from the 1960s all the way to the 1990s. I could see FLG, Inc. retaining them because I read from the Roadside Architecture website that those signs were included at the Colonel's urging when the chain expanded. Those would depend on local sign codes though.)
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Yet another round of images. Apologies for making four consecutive posts, by the way:
- Evolution of the KFC bucket design (1957-present)
- Still from a commercial promoting a Colonel Sanders centennial bucket (1990)
- Québécois French Poulet Frit á la Kentucky sign (ca. 1970s)
- Still of Clara Peller saying "Where's the beef?" in an iconic Wendyburger commercial (1984)
- The Twin Towers at night (2019)
- Thunderhoof from the 2017 My Little Pony reboot
- Still from a "We now return to The Whoop-ass Girls" bumper, with the title characters being used to cover up the word "ass" in this case (1997-2009)
- Logo for The SpongeBob Zone (1997-2002)
- Logo for Larry & Steve (1998-2009)
- Logo for Smokey Mountain Steakhouse BBQ (1964-present)
- Brooke Burns taping her first episode of Jeopardy! (November 30, 2020) (NOTE: I originally went for Buzzy Cohen, my personal pick for host IOTL, but who knows if his 1985 birth happens IITL due to it occurring 53 years after the POD.)
- The logo for OurVids (1996-present)
- The logo for Clickopedia (1994-2005)
- The logo for Clickopedia (2005-present) (NOTE: You may need to click on the Imgur box to see the text on either Clickopedia logo.)
- Concept of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill (2006)
- The Bonwit Teller building prior to its acquisition and renovation in the 1980s due to Trump remaining a Yankees pitcher IITL (ca. 1940s-1950s)
- 2009 Puerto Rico statehood quarter
- 2009 Potomac statehood quarter
- 2015 Lyndon B. Johnson presidential dollar
- 2015 Colonel Sanders presidential dollar design
- 2019 Jeremiah Denton presidential dollar design
- 2017 Jack F. Kemp presidential dollar design
- 2016 Lee Iacocca presidential dollar design
- 2021 Franklin half dollar
- Haddon Salt in an H. Salt, esq. commercial celebrating the chain's 50th anniversary (2015) (NOTE: I took a quick picture of my left hand and used that for Salt's left hand; I had to merge it with his cane and use a filter to get around the Photoshop Mix limitations.)
- An H. Salt, esq. location in Los Angeles, California (2016)
- The first logo for H. Salt, esq. Fish & Chips (1965-1971)
- The second logo for H. Salt, esq. Fish & Chips (1971-1975)
- The third logo for H. Salt, esq. Fish & Chips (1975-present)
- The Colonel attending his inauguration as President of the United States (1965)
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Here are 40 new images:
- Darrell Hammond in one of his first KFC commercials as the Colonel, 2015
- Sanders' motel, gas station, and cafe complex, 1950s. The motel and gas station (which had been converted into a lobby for the motel itself) were restored with the Cafe in 1990, having been acquired by Finger Lickin' Good, Inc. in 1969. (NOTE: I know there's already an image shown of the Cafe with a modern KFC sign behind it, but I just couldn't see them tearing down a place that belonged to the then-current US president).
- Tara Charendoff recording her lines as Bubbles for The Whoop-ass Girls Rule! (a 2017 special celebrating the series' 20th anniversary), 2016
- Logo for High High (1996-2003)
- The Sanders residence and the Colonel's Lady restaurant (renamed Claudia Sanders Dinner House after the Colonel's death), 1970s
- Harley Sanders in a KFC commercial, 1997
- Vinnie Sanders during his 12th birthday party, 1997
- Dave Thomas' daughter Wendy in a Wendy's commercial (one of many she's appeared in since her father's death), 2011
- The Colonel in his Kentucky Colonel uniform during his recommissioning ceremony, 1950
- A KFC bucket on miniature wheels with the "finger lickin' good" slogan next to it from a commercial, 1968
- A KFC meal shown in an ad, 1972
- The Colonel with Pete Harman, ca. 1952
- Richard Petty having KFC with the Colonel (and, off-camera, then-President Jeremiah Denton) after winning the Firecracker 400, 1984
- The Colonel at a party with two of his friends, May 1954
- A Canadian KFC location, ca. 1975-1980
- The Colonel licking the frosting off his fingers from his birthday cake during his 100th birthday celebration (a 1969-1982 bucket was used instead of the 1982-1991 design), 1990
- Still from a KFC commercial promoting the plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken, 2020
- The Colonel relaxing at home and reading a newspaper days after leaving the Oval Office, 1973
- Donald Trump Yankees trading card, 1978
- Dale Earnhardt in a press conference, 2019
- The Micro-LaserDisc logo (1994-present)
- The Netfilms logo (2001-present)
- The Sega Genesis 3 logo (1998-2010)
- The Nintendo Vapor logo (2000-2007)
- The Nintendo Vision logo (2004-2017)
- The Nintendo Gem logo (2008-2020)
- The Game Kid logo (1989-2003)
- The Cartoon Network logo (1992-2004)
- The Cartoon Network logo (2004-2010)
- The Cartoon Network logo (2010-present)
- The Cartoon Network alternate logo (2010-present)
- The Kind for Cures marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California, 2013
- A Burger Chef sign, 2004
- The logo for Turner-Kennedy Broadcasting (19??-present) (NOTE: It'd be nice if a specific year can be provided.)
- The logo for Kennedy News Network (1980-present) (NOTE: I found it off the web and used Photoshop Mix to make it transparent.)
- The logo for Burger Czar (1997-present)
- Autographed diecast replica of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s KFC-sponsored Busch Series car, 2004
- The logo for Miriamax Films (1979-present)
- Kurt Russell as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I - The Knights Arise (shot 1992, released 1994)
- Theatrical poster for the Super Mario Bros. movie, starring Jason Alexander as Mario, Joe Pecsi as Luigi, Natalie Portman as Princess Peach, and J. K. Simmons as Bowser, 2009
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New batch of images:
- Jack Kennedy 1968 presidential campaign logo (1968) (originally created by Gap80)
- Richard Codey 2016 presidential campaign logo (2015-2016) (originally created by Gap80)
- Coya Knutson 1972 presidential campaign logo (1971-1972) (originally created by Gap80)
- Maureen Reagan 1988 presidential campaign logo (1987-1988) (originally created by Gap80)
- Jeremiah Denton 1984 presidential re-election campaign logo (1983-1984) (originally created by Gap80)
- Kelsey Grammer 2012 presidential campaign logo (2012)
- Harley Brown 2020 presidential campaign logo after the selection of Jennifer Johnson as his running mate (2020)
- The Colonel holding a KFC box in a photo taken for a magazine ad (1981) (NOTE: I found it off the web, then made minor changes such as adding an American flag lapel pin, fixing the hand a little, and cropping it slightly)
- John Wurster Jr., Davey Sanders, Stella Haynes, Vinnie, Lando, Marlene, and Harley Sanders, Peter Huntsman, Tabitha Sanders, and Harland Ice at a family gathering in the Claudia Sanders Dinner House on September 20, 1997
- Former US vice president Bob Ross in a 2019 OurVids interview
- Attorney Ross Dickran Bagdasarian (son of the late entertainer Ross Bagdasarian [1919-2003], who went under the alias David Seville) in 2011 (NOTE: Before his father's death, Ross Jr. was in law school; he left to run the Chipmunks franchise. I also see him going by his full name instead of "Ross Bagdasarian Jr." if the Chipmunks are just some weird, obscure thing.)
- The logo for BuddyTalk (2003-present) (NOTE: I used the OTL MySpace symbol, but at least BuddyTalk is far more relevant than MySpace ever was after 2008-09 IOTL
) - The logo for TellTalk (2019-present)
- The logo for Centurion (2006-present)
- The logo for Sega Neptune (2003-2014)
- The logo for Sega Xbox (2010-2021)
- The logo for the Sega Xbox 2 (2018-present)
- The logo for Nintendo Switch (2014-present) (NOTE: This is under the assumption that the Switch is still called that IITL, but it's definitely made earlier.)
- The logo for Olympus Alpha (2001-2010)
- The logo for Olympus Alpha2 (2006-2017)
- The logo for Olympus Alpha3 (2012-present)
- The logo for Olympus Alpha4 (2017-present)
- The logo for Sonic X-treme (1996)
- The logo for Sonic X-treme 2 (1999) (NOTE: I assume this is TTL's equivalent to Sonic Adventure?)
- The logo for Sonic X-treme 3 (2007) (NOTE: I assume this is TTL's equivalent to Sonic 06, but actually good?)
- The logo for Spaceballs II: The Search for More Money (2004), the sequel to Spaceballs (1986).
- The logo for Lost in Scaradise (2005)
- Then-US president Paul Wellstone speaking in front of the Capitol Building during his re-election bid (2012)
- Inauguration of Kelsey Grammer at the Capitol Building (January 20, 2013)
- A set of vials containing each of the Colonel's 11 secret herbs and spices produced in commemoration of the Colonel's 95th birthday (2009)
I know it's been quite a while since the last post (and some of you may have moved on), but here are some more images (for various reasons, such as phone storage being full, as well as my laptop having issues, it's been taking a bit longer to post them):
- Adam Petty running the #45 Sprint Dodge at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November 2002 (NOTE: He probably wins a few championships IITL)
- Logo for Bugnificent (1997)
- Logo for The Muppets (2011-2017)
- Logo for Windows 2000 (1999-2013): Windows ME doesn't exist IITL and Windows 98 is the last DOS-based Windows system, with features from ME being introduced here instead. It's also the first NT-based Windows release for both homes and businesses rather than just the latter.
- Logo for Windows 2000+ (2001-2010): Released as a major update to Windows 2000 and boasting various new features, 2000+ serves as a stopgap between 2000 and Microsoft's next big Windows release, NXP. Uses the Luna theme.
- Logo for Windows NXP (2003-2016): NXP (for New Experience) is basically a cross between TTL's Longhorn/Vista, Blackcomb, and 7, with many new features such as the Aero theme, side gadgets, and WinFS. Released to major critical and consumer acclaim and is still used in just over 20% of computers as of 2021.
- Logo for Windows 7 (2008-2019): 7 was criticized for its compatibility and functionality issues similar to TTL's Vista, as well as following the extremely successful NXP. Uses the Metro theme from OTL's Windows 8.
- Logo for Windows 8 (2010-2024): 8 is seen as a major improvement to Windows 7; the Metro theme is carried over, and more new features and fixes are introduced.
- Jim Henson (1936-2018) and Richard Hunt (1951-) with Kermit and Scooter during filming of the Muppets' 40th Anniversary Special in Los Angeles, California (1995) (NOTE: While Henson still performed Kermit and other characters for live appearances and occasionally in movies and TV shows, his film career meant he left understudies to perform his characters with Henson dubbing over them in post; among them were Steve Whitmire as Kermit, Ernie, the Newsman and Guy Smiley, Bill Barretta as Rowlf, Waldorf and Dr. Teeth, and his son Brian as the Newsman, all of whom would replace Jim upon his 2003 retirement.)
- Concept art of Jerrie Parsec from The Adventures of Jerrie Parsec (2006). Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lVrBV
Great work, @Trevor807 , thanks!
It’s been a while, but I’ll contribute some, too:
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– US President Colonel Sanders greets Australian PM Harold Holt at the White House, 12/12/1967
(@Kennedy Forever )
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– Colonel Sanders welcomes Canada’s newest PM, Robert Stanfield, at the White House in 1969
And since this thread concerns my timeline, and the person who started this thread has been banned, I’m going to say here that wikiboxes from the KFP TL can be posted here as well:
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– Bob Dole was the longest-serving US Senator in American history. During his nearly-53 years in the US Senate, he served as the chamber’s Majority Leader from January 1997 to January 1999 and again from mid-2000 to January 2001, as the leader of the Senate Republicans from 1987 to 2005, and as the Chair of the chamber’s finance and agriculture committee; he also served as chair of the Republican National Committee from 1971 to 1973. His successor was appointed by Kansas' Governor, Susan Wagle (R). At the time of his death, Bob Dole was the most senior member of the Senate. (...Thus was President pro tempore of the US Senate, right?) (Question: since both Roberto Mondragon (D-NM) and Orrin Hatch (R-NE) entered office on January 3, 1973 in TTL, I guess they both “tie” as the most senior member of the Senate, right? So, who serves as President pro tempore of the US Senate now? Do they take turns or something? Would either of them resign at some point to resolve the issue? Thoughts welcomed!)
Also, remember that weird purple Sanders picture I posted in this thread on August 9? I finally found its source!:
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It’s been a while, but I’ll contribute some, too:
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– US President Colonel Sanders greets Australian PM Harold Holt at the White House, 12/12/1967
(@Kennedy Forever )
[pic: imgur.com/odnPKNj.png ]
– Colonel Sanders welcomes Canada’s newest PM, Robert Stanfield, at the White House in 1969
And since this thread concerns my timeline, and the person who started this thread has been banned, I’m going to say here that wikiboxes from the KFP TL can be posted here as well:
[pic: imgur.com/OCQGjDE.png ]
– Bob Dole was the longest-serving US Senator in American history. During his nearly-53 years in the US Senate, he served as the chamber’s Majority Leader from January 1997 to January 1999 and again from mid-2000 to January 2001, as the leader of the Senate Republicans from 1987 to 2005, and as the Chair of the chamber’s finance and agriculture committee; he also served as chair of the Republican National Committee from 1971 to 1973. His successor was appointed by Kansas' Governor, Susan Wagle (R). At the time of his death, Bob Dole was the most senior member of the Senate. (...Thus was President pro tempore of the US Senate, right?) (Question: since both Roberto Mondragon (D-NM) and Orrin Hatch (R-NE) entered office on January 3, 1973 in TTL, I guess they both “tie” as the most senior member of the Senate, right? So, who serves as President pro tempore of the US Senate now? Do they take turns or something? Would either of them resign at some point to resolve the issue? Thoughts welcomed!)
Also, remember that weird purple Sanders picture I posted in this thread on August 9? I finally found its source!:
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Well that’s pure nightmare fuel. I wonder if Sanders would ever consent to being in a horror movie
Hi, a Brit here so apologies if my idea is off. I have heard that it is an elected position to some extent in OTL. Provided you've not altered that particular position in your timeline (Which I do not think you have), then it should be a case of majority rules. The Democrats hold the majority in the Senate, henceforth it is Mondragon who gets it. At least that is how I view it.
Probably, given he consented to that commercial!
Thanks! In that case, Dole held that post until Democrats took back the Senate near the end of the TL, then Mondragon took the position and Dole served as President pro tempore emeritus until his death. And I believe that that position would be vacant in the KFC TL, for now, as no Senator qualifies for it at the moment. Thanks again!
These are great! Thanks for being so dedicated to making so many of these for this TL, I really appreciate it!
Um, I guess so, sure!
Okay, then yes they did
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– KFC commercial, c. 1963
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– billionaire businessman-turned-politician Foster Friess, one of two US Senators to die in office this year; his death has triggered a special election which will be held in November 2022 for the completion of Friess' 2021-2027 US Senate term
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– Bay State politician Michael Dukakis is the longest-serving state governor in US history, serving for a 14-year period and then a 16-year period for a total tenure length of almost exactly 30 years. Dukakis, a liberal Democrat, ascended to the governorship at the age of 43 after Governor Salinger was appointed to a diplomatic post in the Mondale administration, and left office for the last time (after winning 7 gubernatorial elections (1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010)) at the age of 81.
Dukakis began his political career in the state House, where he served for eight years before successfully running for Lieutenant Governor in 1970 and again in 1974. He worked well with Governor Pierre Salinger, who in 1975 amended state law so that someone who ascended to the governorship became full governor and not “Acting Governor.” Two years later, Salinger resigned from office to accept a US Ambassadorship. Soon after becoming Governor, Dukakis quietly opposed the political patronage system of the bureaucratic and powerful Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) agency. After receiving praise for being the only official in the commonwealth’s government to go to work during the Great Blizzard of 1978 and announce emergency bulletins at local TV studios, he ran for a full term on a pledge of no new taxes. After the national economy entered recession just weeks before the election, Dukakis’ gubernatorial opponent questioned the feasibility of the incumbent’s “anti-tax” pledge in the race’s sole gubernatorial debate; the comment was misinterpreted as Dukakis’s opponent suggesting that he (Dukakis’ opponent) would have to raise taxes if elected, leading to Dukakis winning in a landslide. However, in 1979, Dukakis raised the state’s sales and property tax rates to sustain social services during the late 1970s recession, causing his approval ratings to plummet. With his political career in jeopardy, Dukakis allied himself with public employee unions and media outlets during a 1979 strike, supported police in a minor hostage crisis in Springfield later that year, and received praise from state university academics who credited his tax policies for the Bay State’s recovery from the recession being quicker than the recovery of most other states. As a result of Dukakis’ sudden surge in MA approval ratings, he was vetted for Scoop Jackson’s running mate in the 1980 Presidential election but was not chosen for the national ticket.
In the wake of the expanding economy, Dukakis reversed course again and lowered sales and property taxes in 1981. In 1982, MDC power brokers backed former MA Port Authority Director Ed King in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, only for Dukakis to defeat him 2-to-3; Dukakis went on to win re-election by a comfortable margin. Presiding over a period of great economic expansion for the state, Dukakis began to receive more name recognition at the national level; however, after much consideration, he declined to run for President in 1984.
After winning a third election for a fourth term, Dukakis was again seen as a potential Presidential candidate due to his national reputation as an effective leader. He received accolades for improvements made under his watch to the commonwealth’s mass transit and public transportation systems, which was highlighted by his riding the subway to work every day as Governor. However, in early 1987, Dukakis was also facing backflash from business leaders threatening to leave the state over his recent tax hikes on large businesses. This issue was complicated by environmentalist groups alleging major companies were polluting Massachusetts Bay. Hoping to salvage his gubernatorial legacy, Dukakis chose to “put Massachusetts before New Hampshire” and declined to run for President in 1988. In 1989, with Dukakis continuing to battle major companies and rising critics of his tax policies, he declined to run for re-election; he left office with an approval rating of roughly 40%.
From 1991 to 1998, Dukakis served on the Amtrak Board of Directors and as a professor at several MA colleges and universities, where he taught political science and co-founded initiatives to get young Americans more active in politics. Meanwhile, Massachusetts experienced buyers’ remorse as Governor Murphy turned the state’s budget from a small surplus to a substantial deficit, briefly ran for President in 1995, and failed to keep large businesses in the state – a trend that mirrored rising state unemployment rates despite Murphy claiming in 1996 that the two were “largely unrelated.” After repeated calls from a multitude of supporters, Dukakis announced a run for another term in 1998. With a large coalition of voters, ranging from college students to police officers to labor organizers to even some former MDC power brokers, “The Duke” won a historic fifth term.
After returning to office (and declining to run for President in 1999), Dukakis became known for strongly supporting BLUTAGO Rights in the years before and after the Supreme Court ruling favorably on same-sex marriage in 2003, for bringing high-speed rail to the commonwealth in the post-SARS period, and for combating racism in Boston’s police precincts during the late 2000s and early 2010s (which cost him the support of many police officers in 2006 and 2010). When the SARS Pandemic forced Dukakis to enforce stringent safezoning measures, many believed he would lose re-election; instead, he won, but by a narrower-than-expected margin. In his sixth term, Dukakis oversaw the recovery of the state economy from the SARS pandemic, leading to his approval ratings matching the ones he had in the early 1980s. In early 2006, he surpassed NY Governor George Clinton’s record of nearly 21 years in office to become the longest-serving Governor in US history; he won another term with ease later that same year.
By 2007, Dukakis had become a controversial figure in state politics, with some alleging he had a “dictatorial…stranglehold” on state politics, while his defenders claimed that he was the strongest unifying figure in the commonwealth. Others accused him of nepotism for the high number Greek-American politicians in his cabinets over the years, leading to Boston sometimes being referred to as “Greektown.” After years of ignoring these remarks, an assault on two of his aides led to Dukakis hiring more ethnically diverse personnel in 2008. The incident led to Dukakis privately deciding to retire at the end of his term. Unfortunately for Republicans hoping to finally have a chance at winning the governor’s seat in 2010, economic and political uncertainty in 2009 led to MA-DEM leaders convincing the septuagenarian governor to run “one last time.” In his final term, Dukakis worked to protect his political legacy – his signature policies, initiatives, and social program expansions – from being destroyed, just in case Republicans indeed retook the governorship in 2014. Dukakis was “relieved” when Maura Healey, a progressive Democrat, won instead.
Since leaving office, Dukakis has maintained an active social life, working to support numerous Democratic candidates in 2016, 2018, and 2020, and continuing to advocate for public transportation and youth activism. He currently strongly supports the administration of US President Charlotte Pritt.
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