Word: dukakises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During the Democratic convention, Atwater tossed out a racist two-fer, joking that Dukakis' choice of a running mate would be either Horton or Jesse Jackson.
Unfortunately for Dukakis, there's no good way to fight back. He is so preoccupied with wooing the so-called Reagan Democrats that he can offer no more than a feeble defense against the Bush campaign's ugly onslaught.
The Reagan Democrats--mostly white, working class Southerners who voted for Ronald Reagan--make up roughly 12 percent of the electorate. Dukakis correctly assumed that they, harbored animosity toward Blacks, but he incorrectly assumed that their support was up for grabs.
Dukakis tried to appeal to their insecurity about the economy and tendency toward economic nationalism. But the lead Dukakis developed among them evaporated when the Bush campaign painted him as the Black candidate. Fully 39 percent of Reagan Democrats say that they are inclined to vote against Dukakis because of...
In order to bring back the Reagan Democrats, Dukakis has shied away from his Black supporters. Only last week did Dukakis make his first appearance since the convention before a Black audience in time to make the evening news.