Tony Hinchcliffe's joke about Puerto Rico sparked outrage, while Biden's comment about Trump supporters being garbage backfired, igniting further political controversy.
Trump's photo op with the garbage truck, intended to ridicule Biden and reclaim the narrative, backfired as social media users drew unfavorable parallels to Dukakis's 1988 tank moment.
Michael Dukakis's infamous tank moment is a case study in how a single image can crystallize a political message, especially when it counters perceived personal traits of candidates.
While Dukakis believes his campaign faltered due to poor overall strategy rather than the tank incident, the ongoing references to that moment underscore how visuals can define public perception.
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