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THEY say everything about Texas is big. They say the United States is a part of Texas. They describe the United States as Texas and the other 49 colonies. When Democratic nominee Gov. Michael S. Dukakis picked Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen to be his running mate, this gave Texans an option on two Texans: Vice-President George Bush or Bentsen...
Texans should be happy--anyway it goes, we win. I'm a Texan, too, y'all. But for Black Texans, it may not be so clear cut. Will Blacks still support Dukakis and Bentsen even though the Rev. Jesse Jackson isn't on the ticket? Here's what Black Texans...
Jackson supporters are complaining about the way Jackson found out. A reporter in the airport informed Jackson of Dukakis decision to pick Senator Bentsen as his running mate. Dukakis said that he phoned Jackson but the reverend was already on a plane going to Washington...
However, that "doesn't necessarily mean goingSouth" to look for a running mate, said Verba, whorecommended that Dukakis choose among Glenn, Goreand Sen. Lloyd Bentsen...
Consider Texas Democrat Lloyd Bentsen, who on taking over the Senate Finance Committee in 1987 formed a breakfast club with a suggested membership price of $10,000. When his hometown newspapers carried stories about the scheme, Bentsen dropped the idea. A similar group at an identical price, formed by Democrat Robert Byrd after he became Senate majority leader in 1987, continues to thrive...