Here's an Interesting scenario, its a bit of a stretch but here it goes...Let's say that the duke is assasinated on Oct 12th 1988 while on the campaign trail by some neocon wacko, the day before the last scheduled presidential debate between then Vice President George H.W. Bush...Bentsen gravely takes the position of the Democratic Nominee for President...
Would the sympathy vote from a Dukakis assasination combined with a general sense of having a now a truly "Presidential" candidate on the top of the ticket be enough two swing tightly contested states lnto the Democratic Column? States such as Vermont, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Delaware, North Dakota, Maryland, Maine, Conneticut, Missouri, Illinois, Pennyslvannia, Colorado and California? Who would Bentsen pick to be his Running...Jackson, Cuomo, Biden(In order to shore up the northern liberal base)? Also how might a Bentsen Presidency look like?