Word: rivalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd M. Bentsen appeared on stage in Texas with a caged quail--an obvious dig at his Republican rival, Dan Quayle...
...vice president confidently said the nation was "coming in behind my candidacy" while his underdog rival vowed he would spring a stunning "November surprise...
Both men raced across America in a final-day search for support while their campaigns spent nearly $1 million apiece on competing 30-minute evening appeals on network television. Bush, the leader in the polls, also aired a new five-minute commercial that sharply attacked his Democratic rival...
Bush struck with a five-minute ad that servedas a reprise of his campaign-long attacks on hisDemocratic rival. It featured Massachusettsresidents complaining about their governor'shandling of pollution problems in Boston Harbor,about the state's prison furlough program andabout the state's economy, including budgetshortfalls...
...showed him answering questions from avariety of people and then summarizing hiscampaign argument that Bush stands only for thewealthy. He said his rival's call for a reductionin the capital gains tax would benefit the rich atthe expense of everyone else and said, "Look inthe mirror and ask yourself, 'Is George Bush onyour side?' I want to give every American a chanceto build a better life...