Reply #47: No, but

[SoxFan]

his 1984 campaign was part of the impetus for the groups formation. He was part of a group that was sometimes dubbed the "Atari Democrats", which also included Paul Tsongas, Bill Bradley, Bruce Babbitt, and Tim Wirth. These were Democrats who were disenchanted with the party's interest-group fixation, its quasi-isolationist trade stance, and its lack of attention to adapting to a post-industrial economic environment, while maintaining their committment to social justice, racial tolerance, and civil liberites. In the mid to late 1980s, many "Atari Democrats" (notably Babbitt) joined up with more traditonally conservative Southern Democrats like Sam Nunn and Chuck Robb to form the DLC.