Campaign Trail Results: Game #772326
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This Game:
- Year: 1988
- Player Candidate: George Bush
- Running Mate: Dan Quayle
- Difficulty Level: Impossible
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Michael Dukakis | 533 | 55,487,254 | 60.33 |
| ---- George Bush | 5 | 35,799,219 | 38.92 |
| ---- Lenora Fulani/Other | 0 | 364,605 | 0.40 |
| ---- Ron Paul | 0 | 320,668 | 0.35 |
Visits:
- Georgia:2
- Alabama:1
- Florida:1
- Indiana:1
- Louisiana:1
- Mississippi:1
- South Carolina:1
- Texas:1
- Utah:1
- Virginia:1
- West 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 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 is a good man with a good record as Governor of Massachusetts. I prefer to focus on my own qualifications and experience for the job.
- Would you endorse a constitutional amendment to ban abortion in the United States?I am a pro-life candidate, but I do not support an amendment for this purpose.
- 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?Mr. Dukakis was simply following the law as handed down in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. I don't think this type of attack will resonate with voters.
- To what extent will you attack Dukakis's opposition to the military actions in Granada and Libya?These were poorly thought out positions, and we will highlight that, but we should spend most of the campaign focusing on my own merits.
- 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?People have different opinions about the ACLU. I won't go into it too much on this campaign.
- 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.
- 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?Obviously we'll mention this some, but our main focus will be on the here and now.
- What would you do as President to get the exploding crime rate in this country under control?We need more spending to counteract endemic poverty, and for drug treatment programs. We also need stricter gun control laws, and an end to capital punishment.
- 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?I hope that this isn't necessary, but it would be irresponsible to rule anything out at the present time.
- 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.
- 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 believe that voluntary prayer should be allowed in the nation's classrooms?This is settled law. It is not appropriate to have public schools lead students in prayer, even if it is voluntary.
- 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 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?New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
- Will you continue the tradition of debating your opponent in the month before the election?I'd prefer to avoid that kind of thing if we can.