Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Helen Gahagan Douglas

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Written by Wendy Kout and Michele Willens Starring Wendie Malick, Charles Shaughnessy, Diedrich Bader and Charlie Adler Today's political pundits are predicting the upcoming midterms will determine the life or death of our democracy. But in 1950 a California Senate race also changed the world. It was then that a young Richard Nixon falsely accused his opponent, the beautiful, three term liberal congresswoman and ex-Broadway and opera star, Helen Gahagan Douglas, of being a Communist. Nixon earned the name "Tricky Dick," Helen was dubbed the "Pink Lady." He ascended to the Presidency… until…

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