Campaign Trail Results: Game #771080
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This Game:
- Year: 1988
- Player Candidate: George Bush
- Running Mate: Dan Quayle
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- George Bush | 289 | 46,254,412 | 50.91 |
| ---- Michael Dukakis | 249 | 43,741,806 | 48.15 |
| ---- Lenora Fulani/Other | 0 | 455,397 | 0.50 |
| ---- Ron Paul | 0 | 398,397 | 0.44 |
Visits:
- California:6
- Ohio:2
- Texas:2
- Illinois:1
- Michigan:1
Answers:
- What message will you most emphasize as you accept the Republican Party nomination?We need to take the attack to the Democrats after the convention they put on, and specifically challenge Dukakis on defense, economics, and social issues.
- 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 is a left-wing liberal who has vetoed the Pledge of Allegiance, attacked military spending, and allowed convicted murderers into society.
- 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.
- 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?I think we need to preserve a level of dignity in this campaign, and talking about things like sodomy and bestiality might be a little bit too far for some people.
- 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?Reagan himself admitted he was only trying to tell a joke, which came off poorly. I think we should move on to other issues.
- Your selection of Dan Quayle has raised serious eyebrows, even among Republicans. What role will he play in your fall campaign?The announcement of Quayle didn't go over quite like we wanted to. Let's have him campaign in safely Republican areas for the time being, until this furor subsides.
- Observers widely believe that Dan Quayle lost the Vice Presidential debate to Lloyd Bentsen. Do you agree?That's a ridiculous statement. Of course some partisan Democrats are making that case, but Mr. Quayle more than held his own.
- To what extent will your campaign focus on your service as an airman in World War II?We will run a heavily biographical campaign this fall, including ads which highlight my military service.
- 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.
- Will you make a judge's views on abortion a strong component of your appointments?I will definitely take someone's views on the rights of the unborn into account when making judicial appointments.
- 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?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?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?We need to increase the support for American agriculture by fighting for exports in our trade deals -- with the Soviet Union, Mexico, and elsewhere.
- Where will you spend your final day of the campaign?California.
- Will you continue the tradition of debating your opponent in the month before the election?Let's do it.