Campaign Trail Results: Game #1337988
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This Game:
- Year: 1988
- Player Candidate: George Bush
- Running Mate: Jack Kemp
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Michael Dukakis | 403 | 49,249,008 | 53.53 |
| ---- George Bush | 135 | 41,977,770 | 45.63 |
| ---- Lenora Fulani/Other | 0 | 406,976 | 0.44 |
| ---- Ron Paul | 0 | 362,369 | 0.39 |
Visits:
- Texas:4
- Michigan:2
- Ohio:2
- Louisiana:1
- New Jersey:1
- North Carolina:1
- Pennsylvania:1
Answers:
- What message will you most emphasize as you accept the Republican Party nomination?I will move the nation forward to a new era, with continued employment growth and concern for the well-being of our citizens -- a kinder, gentler era.
- How much will you emphasize your experience under Ronald Reagan, or in other roles, as you run for President?I want to tie myself to Reagan as closely as possible. He is a broadly popular figure in this country.
- 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 won't be making any statements about this issue as I campaign.
- To what extent will your campaign attack the Massachusetts prison furlough program, and/or the murder committed by Willie Horton?I believe this is the kind of thing which might backfire on us. Voters want solutions, not petty attacks.
- To what extent will you attack the veto, by Dukakis, of a bill requiring teachers to lead their students in the Pledge of Allegiance?We will refer to this episode on our campaign speeches and so on, but it doesn't need to be a central aspect of our message.
- 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 was absolutely not involved with these dealings at any point, and I was appalled to find out about them.
- Ronald Reagan referred to Michael Dukakis as an “invalid” during a recent speech. Do you care to make any comment on that?Mr. Reagan's words are his own. I admire the President, but I would never go so far as to throw names at our opponent.
- Do you have anything to say about your relationship with Manuel Noriega of Panama?I regret not taking active steps, as CIA Director, to limit our dealings with Manuel Noriega in the 1970s.
- 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 would you do as President to get the exploding crime rate in this country under control?We need to increase our vigilance in the War on Drugs, increase prison sentences, and allow capital punishment to be more broadly applied.
- What is your position on capital punishment?We need to do anything necessary to reduce the staggering rate of murder and violent crime in this country.
- Are you willing to rule out any further increases to the federal income tax, if elected President?Read my lips. There will be no new taxes under my Administration.
- Are protectionist measures of some kind needed to counteract the dominance of Japan in foreign trade?Our first resort should be to negotiate with Japan and take steps to enhance the competitiveness of American industry. But I wouldn't take anything off the table.
- 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 will you do as President to reduce the federal deficit?I will meet with members of Congress and review any avenue for getting our budget balanced, once I am President.
- What measures should be taken to assist states, such as Texas, which have been hurt by the recent crash in oil prices?Cheap oil is an overall benefit to our economy. I think the majority of voters will understand that this fall.
- 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.