Weasel

The master of dirty tricks who rewrote political manipulation.

Lee Atwater was the infamous Republican strategist behind the Willie Horton ad and the architect of bare-knuckle political spin, willing to destroy opponents through rumor, race-baiting, and psychological warfare. He was a cunning operator who thrived on deception and self-interest, treating politics as a ruthless game with few ethical boundaries. Even on his deathbed he issued apologies for the cruelty of his tactics — a rare moment of conscience from a man whose career was defined by calculated manipulation.