Campaign Trail Results: Game #687675
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This Game:
- Year: 1988
- Player Candidate: George Bush
- Running Mate: Bob Dole
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
- TannerYoung
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Michael Dukakis | 290 | 45,853,407 | 50.52 |
| ---- George Bush | 248 | 44,101,036 | 48.59 |
| ---- Lenora Fulani/Other | 0 | 436,130 | 0.48 |
| ---- Ron Paul | 0 | 374,133 | 0.41 |
Visits:
- Texas:5
- Georgia:2
- Tennessee:2
- California:1
- Indiana:1
- South Carolina: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?This would be a positive step forward for the nation, and I support an expansive amendment on the issue.
- 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?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.
- Do you have anything to say about your relationship with Manuel Noriega of Panama?Seven Administrations have dealt with Manuel Noriega, dating back to the 1950s. As soon as his drug ties became known, it was the Reagan Administration that moved to indict him.
- What do you have to say about the selection of Bob Dole as your running mate?Bob Dole is going to do what Bob Dole does best, 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?I think we can take limited steps to bring this trade back into balance, but in general we should celebrate the expansion of world trade with our allies.
- Do you believe that free trade measures destroy more American jobs than they create?I believe that free trade creates jobs. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't support it.
- Will you make a judge's views on abortion a strong component of your appointments?There is a lot more to jurisprudence than someone's belief on a small aspect of the abortion issue. My goal will be to appoint to most qualified judges available.
- Do you support additional gun control measures at the federal level?I would only support limited steps on this issue, like a ban on “cop killer” bullets. Overall, I'm an opponent of increased gun control.
- 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, and I hope to oversee additional arms control measures during my time as President.
- 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?I believe that American companies should every right to bid on foreign oil contracts with our allies.
- Could more have been done to prevent the current farm crisis, which has devastated the upper Midwest?Unfortunately, the economics of farming cannot support the number of farmers who were borrowing money in the early 1980s.
- 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.