Atari Democrat
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In 1980s and 1990s American politics, "Atari Democrat" referred to Democratic legislators who suggested that the support and development of high tech and related businesses would stimulate the economy
Sen. Bill Bradley
Michael Dukakis
Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994
Gary Hart 1984
Paul Tsongas
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Paul Efthemios Tsongas was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979.
Atari Democrat
…Democratic politicians' focus on investing in high tech industries over sunset industries, primarily Gary Hart, Bill Bradley, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore, Paul Tsongas, and Tim Wirth. The New York Times discussed a generation gap that developed during the 1980s between older liberals who maintained an interest in…
Official portrait, c. 1979
Tsongas in the Dartmouth College yearbook, 1962
Tsongas (2nd from right), pictured here in 1970, was elected to the Lowell City Council in 1969.
Boott Cotton Mill, Museum and Trolley – Lowell Nat'l. Historical Park