Campaign Trail Results: Game #707310

This Game:

  • Year: 1988
  • Player Candidate: Michael Dukakis
  • Running Mate: Jesse Jackson
  • Difficulty Level: Easy
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
  • Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Michael Dukakis44751,293,58256.07
---- George Bush9139,392,88143.06
---- Lenora Fulani/Other0440,9890.48
---- Ron Paul0361,3060.39

Visits:

  • Georgia:5
  • Alabama:2
  • Florida:1
  • New Hampshire:1
  • North Carolina:1
  • Texas:1
  • Virginia:1

Answers:

  • What message will you most emphasize as you accept the Democratic Party nomination?
    I am a capable, pragmatic leader who will bring the Massachusetts Miracle to bear on a national scale. We will move past Reagan's scandals and into the future.
  • To what extent will you make your performance as Governor of Massachusetts a centerpiece of your campaign?
    Unlike George Bush, I have led the executive branch of government. I will make Massachusetts a centerpiece of my campaign.
  • How do you plan to attack the candidacy of George Bush, if at all?
    I grew up middle-class and intrinsically understand their concerns. Bush grew up as the millionaire son of a Senator, and has remained out of touch ever since.
  • Is it true that you are a “card-carrying” member of the American Civil Liberties Union?
    I don't share every belief that this group has, but I'm not going to cancel my membership because of some spurious insinuations from the right.
  • In 1977, you vetoed a law requiring teachers to begin the school day with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. What were you thinking?
    This is an attempt by Republicans to deflect attention from the unpopularity of their own candidate, Mr. Bush, and his elitist background and policies.
  • How will you address the Iran-Contra scandal as you campaign for President?
    Where are the scandals from my administration in Massachusetts? I am clearly the more competent alternative in this election.
  • Do you believe that there should be federal funding for abortions?
    I support any federal effort to increase the health and well-being of women in America.
  • The Bush campaign is attacking the Massachusetts prison furlough program, which included furloughs for convicted murderers. One such person, Willie Horton, killed again in Maryland. What is your response?
    I have ordered a halt to this program, albeit too late in this case. We will immediately counterattack these charges with examples of federal furloughs gone awry under the Reagan Administration.
  • The Bush campaign is attacking your opposition to the invasion of Grenada, and bombing of Libya. What is your response?
    We need to counterattack Reagan and Bush for the pointless increases in defense spending, which have destroyed the federal budget this decade.
  • The Bush campaign has repeatedly called you a “liberal” or “the liberal Governor”, and so on. Do you embrace the label of “liberal”?
    I'm a liberal in the tradition of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and John Kennedy. Americans will appreciate that on election day.
  • The Bush campaign is highlighting the pollution in Boston Harbor to counter your claims of a Massachusetts Miracle. How will you respond?
    I think it would make a good TV ad if we went to Texas and spoke with some of the people who have been put out of work by the oil crash there. Let's ask them how they feel about the Reagan economy.
  • Television advertising is coming to dominate the political campaign season. Where should the greatest emphasis be placed in your ads?
    Let's attack the Reagan deficit, Bush's performance as Vice President, and mix in some spots to defend against Bush's dishonest allegations on various issues.
  • To what extent will you campaign focus on your background as the child of Greek immigrants, and your rise through American society?
    My biography is an asset to our campaign, and I will not hesitate to emphasize it.
  • To what extent will you remind voters that you served in the United States Army?
    It wouldn't hurt to mix in some old photographs of myself in military dress with the tough-on-defense ads we run.
  • What is your opinion on the selection of Dan Quayle as George Bush's running mate?
    Dan Quayle is obviously unqualified to serve as President, should the need arise, and his selection is most certainly a red flag for the capabilities of George Bush.
  • What do you have to say about the selection of Jesse Jackson as your running mate?
    Jesse Jackson was the second-highest vote-getter during the Democratic primaries, and we are proud to have him on the ticket to unite our party.
  • Attack ads have developed a habit of showing you and Jesse Jackson shaking hands. Do you have any comment?
    We will attack the Republican penchant for underhanded racist attacks which they have displayed in this campaign.
  • What is your position on capital punishment?
    I believe that capital punishment is ineffective at reducing crime, and is not applied in an equal manner. I do not support the practice.
  • 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?
    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 support additional gun control measures at the federal level?
    I believe that we need to consider any measure to reduce our nation's crime epidemic, including new gun control legislation.
  • What measures should be taken to assist states, such as Texas, which have been hurt by the recent crash in oil prices?
    We need more funding for federal programs to mitigate the worst effects of this downturn.
  • 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?
    The Midwest. Especially Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.
  • Will you continue the tradition of debating your opponent in the month before the election?
    Let's do it.