Word: dukakises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Frezza, of Keverian's office, also cited pressing state issues as causes for reconvention--the largest of which was a Republican drive to override Dukakis' veto of a $91 million "local and additional assistance" package for cities and towns from surplus lottery receipts.
Former Jackson delegates to the 1988 Democratic National Convention said the Dukakis campaign failed to work on solidifying its support in traditional Democratic constituencies.
"You have to reach out to the people based on ideas, based on the direction that you want to move towards. If people saw an alternative to Bush, they'd vote for it. The Dukakis-Bentsen campaign stayed in a grey area far too long. It didn't energize its...
The Dukakis post-convention strategy also drew criticism for not supporting the national voter registration drive that Jackson sought funding for at the Democratic Convention.
"The decision was made by the [Democratic National Committee] and Dukakis strategists not to fund a voter registration drive. The pressure of local party pols, elected officials--they didn't want to swell their districts with new voters," said western Mass. Jackson organizer Lisa Baskin. "If we had made a...