dukakis

So we know that Bush H.W. was elected in 1988 which was right around at the end of the Cold War and his administration led to the Gulf War in 1991 and to eventual defeat to Clinton in 1992 to where we get his son becoming president from 2000 and pretty much screwing the entire decade all because...

Suppose that a Democrat is elected President in 1988. (It doesn't have to be Dukakis. It could be Gore, Gephardt, and anyone else who failed in the primaries or didn't run IOTL). Does Ross Perot still run for President in 1992 (or 1996 for that matter)? If so, does he run as an independent or as...

The 1988 election is infamous in American politics. Despite an early 17% lead Michael Dukakis lost in a landslide to George H.W. Bush. Dukakis' defeat badly demoralized Democrats and discredited liberalism for decades. In your opinion, which Democrat besides Dukakis would've made the strongest...

What if Dukakis beat Bush in 1988, and was challenged by George Deukmejian in 1992. Who would win? The Iron Duke or The Original Duke? What would the 90s be like, and the 2000s for that matter

In 1987, the two leading Democratic contenders for 1988 were Gary Hart and Mario Cuomo. Yet Cuomo, despite his popularity, pulled himself out of the race in February 1987 and Hart's sex scandal torpedoed his campaign. Ultimately, Michael Dukakis won the nomination but managed to blow a seventeen...

Dukakis was nearly stopped by an aide at the place where he drove the tank. Dukakis gives his original planned debate answer about how his father was killed and brother died in a drunk driving accident and he still does not feel right about the death penalty. (perhaps the question doesn't...

What if Dukakis signed the bill banning furloughs for first-degree murderers? This means Willie Horton stays in prison.

What if Michael Dukakis beat George HW Bush in the 1988 US election? How could this be done? Conventional wisdom is that Dukakis could have won and if he had run a better campaign and responded to Bush's attacks he would have emerged the winner. If he pointed out that the furlough program was...

[1] CHAPTER ONE: ANOTHER BEGINNING’S END “When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.” Clarence Darrow "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.” Seneca From the inauguration of Michael S. Dukakis, as aired on January...