| − | '''Lee Atwater''' (b. 1951, d. 1991) was a [[Republican]] political strategist and consultant. He is known for his role in the presidential campaigns of [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[George H. W. Bush]]. He was a principal architect of the Republican Party's successful [[Southern Strategy]]. When he was dying of [[cancer]], Atwater apologized to some of the people hurt by his campaign tactics, including [[Michael Dukakis]]. | + | '''Lee Atwater''' (b. 1951, d. 1991) was a [[Republican]] political strategist and consultant. He is known for his role in the presidential campaigns of [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[George H. W. Bush]]. He was a principal architect of the Republican Party's successful [[Big tent]] strategy. |