Word: dukakises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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If the Republican assault on Dukakis' furlough policy had stopped with making these valid points, Democrats and blacks would have no just cause for complaint. But the Republican attack did not stop there. Instead, Bush's handlers tapped into the rich lode of white fear and resentment of blacks that...
The fear of crime is, to be sure, deeply implanted among Americans of all races. No group is more victimized by street thugs than the law-abiding citizens of the ghetto. Doubtless the G.O.P. would have exploited Dukakis' furlough policy if Horton were white. Yet the glee with which Bush...
A. As the saying goes, Dukakis bites off more than he can chew, but Bush chews more than he bites off. I think that's a fair distinction.
The irony of the 1988 campaign is that while George Bush and Michael Dukakis are both bright and able men, this campaign has been criticized as one of the silliest, least substantive in history. Over the past several weeks my conviction has grown that the way we conduct a presidential...
To make this change would most likely take an agreement by the parties well in advance of the next election. Strong pressure by the public as well as the media would be needed to get the parties and campaigns to agree. An alternative would be for Congress to require participation...