Word: mated
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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...
...looking at a man who was out front for civil rights and I will be again," the vice president said in a network television interview. He defended running mate Dan Quayle on the same score and said any political wounds would heal quickly after the election...
...have one ounce of bigotry in my body. Nor does my running mate," Bush said. He added he wanted to "leave the tired baggage of bigotry behind...
Despite his formidable lead, Bush has not really turned on the voters. Pollsters find that voters are choosing him without enthusiasm, like restaurant patrons picking succotash over turnips. Bush thus remains vulnerable to any event that could cause people to doubt his character or judgment. His running mate, Dan Quayle, is still a drag. Though elections are not decided on the qualities of the vice-presidential candidates, this campaign has the feel of an exceptional one in which significant numbers of voters are disturbed by the possibility of a President Quayle. Some 54% of those questioned in a Wall Street...
Meanwhile, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, Dukakis' vice presidential running mate, was drawing upon the memory of fellow Texan Lyndon Johnson, whose presidential library in Austin was the site for an evening campaign rally...