It can be argued that all of Duke’s campaigns were successful in the sense that they gave him a vast public platform from which to spout his philosophy and racist ideological agenda. This, in turn, forced his campaign opponents to respond, thus making for an often chaotic outpouring of Populist rants in support of Duke and liberal responses against what they perceived to be a neo-Nazi version of Adolf Hitler in a white robe. It made for a lively discussion. Had Duke not been on the ticket in these races much, if not all, of his topical agenda would probably never have been an issue for debate.
