Word: trails
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, much of what Dukakis has been doing lately on the campaign trail has been an attempt to counter the I'm-more-of-a-populist attacks Bush has levelled against him. This includes everything from trying to list all the other states that have prison furlough systems ("I'm not outside the American political mainstream") to riding around in an M-1 tank...
...GONG SHOW. Getting booed is an unavoidable part of the campaign trail. How one responds to it, however, is crucial for the TV image. When Dukakis faced rowdy antiabortion demonstrators in suburban Chicago last week, he tried to settle them with lawyer-like reasonableness ("I respect your right to disagree . . .") but looked sweaty and abashed on the screen. Bush's reaction to boos from shipyard workers in Portland, Ore., was similar, except for the forced-folksy dropped g's ("You're exercisin' your right; I'm exercisin' mine"). Bush's performance, however, depended on the particular network vantage point...
...only problem with Clark's pick was that it left distinctive marks, which enabled the FBI to follow his trail. His downfall came when he stayed too long in a residence in Buena Park, Calif. The feds caught up with him there last week and arrested him. They also confiscated his wondrous tool, and are hoping that he has not let anyone else in on his lucrative secret...
...surviving his first week's trial, Quayle demonstrated that he has the feisty spirit necessary on this year's campaign trail. He has yet to make a convincing case that he could assume the presidency should that ever become necessary...
...heard exactly the same thing. I'm six feet two, and when I go out on the campaign trail, people say, "We thought you were a short guy." I've been six-two since I was 18 years old. So I've got to do better, particularly on television, which is mainly where people get their views...