![]() ![]() Shields also reacted to video clips of from 1983, 1992, and 2012. He says that John McCain’s 2000 presidential primary campaign was his favorite because of the candidate’s openness and willingness to speak with voters. Every Friday night for 20 years, the PBS NewsHour has featured syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks joining anchor Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics. ![]() He reflected on the use of humor in his writing and suggested that 2012 was the worst presidential campaign he covered because candidates Obama and Romney both appeared “not to like politics” very much. He talked about the impact the assassination of Robert Kennedy had on his life and his eventual transition into journalism as a columnist for the Washington Post. T20:00:31-05:00 Mark Shields, syndicated columnist and political analyst for PBS, talked about his early days in politics and shared stories of his role as a legislative assistant to Senator William Proxmire (D-WI) and his work on the presidential campaigns of Senator Robert Kennedy (D-NY) in 1968 and Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) in 1972. ![]()
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