Word: gop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THIS year should have been the one the Massachusetts Republican Party was declared officially dead. After a pathetically-weak performance by the GOP in the 1986 gubernatorial elections, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis' candidacy should have bolstered the state Democratic ranks even further, and sent Bay State Republicans scurrying south for friendlier territory...
...Republican gubernatorial campaign was an embarrassment for all involved. The campaign of the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, Greg Hyatt, was rocked by scandal. Hyatt's former secretary revealed she had seen him naked twice in his office, and a former client to his political consulting firm charged him with failing to complete a project...
...February of 1987, the Massachusetts Republican Party formulated a detailed rebuilding plan, according to Alexander Tennant '74, the director of the Massachusetts Republican Party. The main goal was to build a solid financial base. After the 1986 election debacle, the GOP faced a $140,000 deficit. This year alone, in cooperation with Bush's Victory '88 fundraising campaign, they have raised $1.5 million...
...GOP vice presidential candidate Quayle laughed at that, as he shrugged off Democratic campaign commercials aimed at raising doubts about his fitness for high office...
Vice presidential nominees Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen polished their debate lines yesterday in preparation for their 90 minutes in the campaign spotlight. At the top of the tickets, George Bush said he wanted to inspire affluent youths "to help our poor," while Gov. Michael S. Dukakis said the GOP offers only "slogans and symbols...