1984 Democratic debate: "Where's the beef?"

Walter Mondale quotes a popular Wendy's slogan to rebut Gary Hart in the March 11, 1984 Democratic debate.

You can see the original commercial at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75di...

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[NightHawk12to81]

No wonder he won Minnesota!

[Speegs23]

Yes, but only by 49 states, so it was really close...

[DTanza]

I wish Mondale hadn't been so bitter over the primaries and had picked Hart to be his running mate. I doubt they would have won, but they would have done much better.

[legion lowrey]

Yes and lost 49 states and was defeated in the biggest landslide in history.

[NessMencesal]

On the note of this....It was funny, but it grinds my gears when politicians tell jokes to win debates. Despite this, Hart was still better, and despite "youth and inexperience" Mondale was better than Reagan. I think the big issue in 84 was A) low voter turnout and B) the fear of having someone from the Carter years in the White House

[NessMencesal]

Obama should have told this to Romney during the debates

[JeremyMcCracken]

Yes, because Reagan refused to exploit his "youth and inexperience".