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Both the Republicans and the Democrats are wooing Southern voters: the GOP Convention is being held in New Orleans, while the Democrats are meeting this week in Atlanta. Bush, a nominal Texan, is stressing his Southern roots, while Dukakis has picked a Southerner, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, as his running mate. But the folks down here don't seem impressed...
...Bentsen is a traditional Texan conservative," Professor Julian Davis, chair of the Public Affairs Department at Prarie View A&M and a Jackson delegate. "His positions are more in line with Republicans. He's really popular in Texas. He has made some attemps to recognize the New South...
...that crazy about Jesse Jackson anyway," Ray Ingram said, an engineer in Houston. "I'm going to vote for Dukakis because "I'm a Democrat. I also like the fact that Lloyd Bentsen is a Texan...
...after talking to some Black Texans, it becomes clear that they will vote for what they believe in. Be it Democrat, Republican or Texan...
...that's the Texan...