Word: dukakises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Dukakis announced his presidential bid in March 1987, he credited his support. In a speech aimed at Massachusetts residents he said: "It has been your successes, your values, your support and what we have achieved together that has given me this opportunity."
Yet Dukakis' support here in Massachusetts was not as solid as he expected. In a recent poll of likely Massachusetts voters done by KRC Research of Cambridge for the Boston Herald and WBZ-TV, Dukakis led Vice-President Bush by a mere 43 percent to 39 percent--well within the...
According to further polling information released by KRC pollster Gerry Chervinsky, Dukakis is not only failing to attract as many Independent voters as Bush, but he is also finding it difficult to protect his base of support. Among respondents identifying themselves as Democrats, Dukakis maintained a lead of 64 to...
Perhaps more significant are Boston Globe poll results last month which showed that Dukakis' favorability rating in Massachusetts has dropped from 73 percent to 57 percent in one year. His negative rating over the same period has grown from 25 percent to 41 percent.
PART of the reason for Dukakis' decline is that Massachusetts voters are hearing effective criticism of the Governor for the first time. As Locke explained in an interview last week, "That facade the Democrats have clouded themselves in is now being perceived" due to effective Republican criticism on the national...