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...Bush shouldn't look it that way. He didn't lose an albatross, he gained a running mate...
Meese resigned, freeing himself up to bear the responsibilities of being George Bush's running mate. And if Bush offers him a spot on the ticket, the Republicans will overwhelm Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and whomever he names as his running mate in the November election...
...looking beyond the primaries, aswell. He arranged to pick up endorsements todayfrom former rivals Rep. Richard Gephardt ofMissori and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, and saidhe hoped Jackson would also work for the ticket.And he was expected to meet with aides this weekfor discussions on selecting a running mate andplanning the nominating convention...
...Dukakis chose a native Texan, say Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, as his running mate, Texas would almost certainly vote Democrat. Bentsen, born and bred in Texas, would portray Bush as the true prep-school Northerner he really is. With another choice, Texans would quickly turn from the part-time Texan with three homes around the United States. Besides, Bush just put down the state's hero...
...hear it among rank-and-file Republicans." To reverse the slide, the Bush team will rely more heavily on the political organization of Governor George Deukmejian. The "real Duke," as Republicans call their sober, taciturn Governor to distinguish him from Dukakis, is still mentioned as a possible running mate for Bush. But there is one major drawback to that scenario: if elected, Deukmejian would have to hand over the nation's largest statehouse to a Democrat...