Campaign Trail Results: Game #1077235
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This Game:
- Year: 1988
- Player Candidate: George Bush
- Running Mate: Jack Kemp
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Michael Dukakis | 294 | 45,688,516 | 49.95 |
| ---- George Bush | 244 | 45,022,051 | 49.22 |
| ---- Lenora Fulani/Other | 0 | 405,966 | 0.44 |
| ---- Ron Paul | 0 | 357,619 | 0.39 |
Visits:
- Alabama:1
- Arkansas:1
- Florida:1
- Georgia:1
- Louisiana:1
- Mississippi:1
- New York:1
- North Carolina:1
- Pennsylvania:1
- South Carolina:1
- Texas:1
- Virginia:1
Answers:
- What message will you most emphasize as you accept the Republican Party nomination?If we're going to talk about “competence” in government, which party has cut inflation, unemployment, and interest rates by over half during the 1980s?
- How much will you emphasize your experience under Ronald Reagan, or in other roles, as you run for President?I have served as Vice President for seven years. We will emphasize this experience, but talk more about what I will do, than what Ronald Reagan has done.
- What points about your opponent, Michael Dukakis, will you emphasize as you campaign?Dukakis bases his campaign on competence, but his state was simply riding the wave of a Reagan-created economic boom, which he tries to take credit for.
- Would you endorse a constitutional amendment to ban abortion in the United States?I support an amendment like this, so long as it contains exceptions for rape, or to protect the health of the mother.
- Do you believe that Edwin Meese should resign as Attorney General?I join the chorus of voices calling for the resignation of Edwin Meese.
- To what extent will your campaign attack the Massachusetts prison furlough program, and/or the murder committed by Willie Horton?We will attack the prison furlough system in general, perhaps with a “revolving door” ad or something of that nature. And the Willie Horton episode is certainly an egregious example of the practice.
- To what extent will you attack the veto, by Dukakis, of a bill requiring teachers to lead their students in the Pledge of Allegiance?Why Dukakis thought it would be a good idea to veto this bill is beyond me, but we won't let him forget it in this campaign. I will say the Pledge of Allegiance wherever I go on the trail.
- To what extent will you attack Dukakis's opposition to the military actions in Granada and Libya?Opposing these actions places any candidate well outside of the American mainstream. We will attack Dukakis relentlessly on this point.
- To what extent will you attack Dukakis's bill, in 1971, to decriminalize sodomy and bestiality in the Massachusetts Congress?This is yet another example of Dukakis's poor judgment when it comes to defending American values.
- To what extent will you emphasize Dukakis's claim to be a “card-carrying” member of the ACLU in your campaign attacks?The ACLU may be popular on some northeastern college campuses, but in most of the U.S. this association should be a millstone. We will obviously highlight it.
- Do you have anything to say about the Iran-Contra affair, and can you reassure voters that you were not involved?I should have been more aware that something was going on, based on some meetings I attended, and I regret not doing more to stop this at the time.
- Ronald Reagan referred to Michael Dukakis as an “invalid” during a recent speech. Do you care to make any comment on that?Reagan himself admitted he was only trying to tell a joke, which came off poorly. I think we should move on to other issues.
- What do you have to say about the selection of Jack Kemp as your running mate?Jack Kemp is a towering figure within the Republican Party, and we're proud to have him on our ticket.
- What is your position on capital punishment?I believe, if a state wishes to impose capital punishment, that it should have every right to do so.
- Are you willing to rule out any further increases to the federal income tax, if elected President?As President, I will do anything I can to cut income taxes further.
- Are protectionist measures of some kind needed to counteract the dominance of Japan in foreign trade?We have taken too many steps to expand world trade without adequately protecting American workers from the consequences. I would definitely run a more protectionist Administration.
- Do you believe that free trade measures destroy more American jobs than they create?Free trade agreements definitely cost more American jobs than they create, further polarizing our society.
- Do you believe that voluntary prayer should be allowed in the nation's classrooms?I support the right for local schools to decide whether to include a daily, voluntary prayer.
- Do you support additional gun control measures at the federal level?This is getting it completely backwards. American families have every right to defend themselves from America's crime epidemic.
- What is your opinion on the recent Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?This is a huge leap forward between the United States and Soviet Union.
- What will you do as President to reduce the federal deficit?One thing we won't be doing is increasing taxes. Other than that, I can't take anything off the table.
- What measures should be taken to assist states, such as Texas, which have been hurt by the recent crash in oil prices?We need to form a comprehensive energy strategy and re-implement price supports for domestic oil production.
- Could more have been done to prevent the current farm crisis, which has devastated the upper Midwest?We could have stabilized this situation much earlier with aggressive intervention from the federal government. This is the type of thing I would have done if I were President.
- Where will you spend your final day of the campaign?Texas and its neighboring states.
- Will you continue the tradition of debating your opponent in the month before the election?Let's do it.