1 Not To Vote For George Bush: He Cheats on His Wife." This is the first time a Republican ever won a presidential election without carrying Iowa, the second time a Republican was elected without carrying Oregon (after 1868), and the last time a Republican carried any of the contiguous states on the West Coast. Contents 1 1988 Democratic Presidential Primary Results by County Vice President George H. W. Bush had the support of President Ronald Reagan and pledged to continue Reagan's policies, but also pledged a "kinder and gentler nation" in an attempt to win over some more moderate voters. March 13, 1988 Conason, Joe (July/August 1992). Bush faced some prominent challengers for the GOP nomination, despite his front-runner status. He lost the states of the Bush carried many states and congressional districts that have rarely voted for a Republican since: During the election, the Bush campaign sought to portray Governor Dukakis as an unreasonable "Massachusetts liberal." Vice President George H. W. Bush had the support of President At the start of the primary election season in early 1988, Robertson's campaign got off to a strong second-place finish in the Once the multiple-state primaries began, Bush's organizational strength and fundraising lead were impossible for the other candidates to match, and the nomination was his. Quayle had sought to use the debate to criticize Dukakis as too liberal rather than go point for point with the more seasoned Bentsen. Commentators referred derisively to them as “The Seven Dwarfs.” To this end party leaders tried to recruit the But questions and rumors about extramarital affairs and past debts dogged Hart's campaign.After Hart withdrew from the race, no clear frontrunner emerged before the primaries and caucuses began. States with margin of victory less than 5% (195 electoral votes): The Jackson's campaign suffered a significant setback less than two weeks later when he was defeated in the With only Jackson remaining as an active candidate to oppose Dukakis, the tally for president was: And frankly I think you are so far apart in the objectives you choose for your country that I did not think the comparison was well-taken." The Republican party convention was held in In his acceptance speech, Bush made an energetic pledge, "After Bush locked up the nomination in March, conventional wisdom leaned toward the notion of a Bush's running mate, however, would not be revealed until August 16, allowing speculation to intensify all the way to the national convention. Dukakis responded by saying that he was a "proud liberal" and that the phrase should not be a bad word in America. He attacked Dukakis as an elitist "The candidates seeking the Democratic party nomination were: Despite much press about the Kennedy comments, this did not reduce the Bush-Quayle lead in the polls. One goal of the party was to find a new, fresh candidate who could move beyond the traditional New Deal-Great Society ideas of the past and offer a new image of the Democrats to the public. John Dillin for The Christian Science Monitor. For the first time in modern Republican primary history, three different candidates won the three key early contests: Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses (though Romney was originally believed to have won before a recount), Mitt Romney in the New Hampshire primary, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary.
The 1988 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process that Republican voters used to choose their nominee for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election. However, only Romney and … February 23, 1987 Bob Drogin for the Los Angeles Times. His wife, Long-shot possibilities included several Republicans who were popular in their home states but held limited name recognition nationally, such as U.S. Representative Bush announced his selection of 41-year-old Dan Quayle on the second day of the convention. Numerous contenders on the Democratic side entered the race. Bush ran an aggressive campaign concentrated on the economy, reducing urban crime, and continuing Reagan's policies. Bob Dole, who was considered a leading contender based on his second-place finish in the primaries, expressed impatience with the wait but nonetheless made plain his keen desire for the job.Other highly rated prospects included two people quite close to Dole. Vice President George H. W. Bush had the support of President Ronald Reagan and pledged to continue Reagan's policies, but also pledged a "kinder and gentler nation" in an attempt to win over some more moderate voters. At the start of the primary election season in early 1988, televangelist Pat Robertson's campaign was attacked because of a statement he had made about his military service. Jackson's supporters said that since their candidate had finished in second place, he was entitled to the vice-presidential spot. Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Democratic National Convention held from July 18 to July 21, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia. Bentsen's attempts to defend Dukakis received little recognition, with greater attention on the Kennedy comparison. States with margin of victory between 5% and 10% (70 electoral votes):