The American Presidential Election of 1988

I was following the Toshiba incident

No taxes😂 g h bush raise taxes war in Iraq he loose next elections beacuse of that

36 years later and Biden is still trying to

Fun fact: you came here to see Joe Biden.

Joe Biden was a genuine contender in 1988 and bro wants to be president again in 2024

I love your music choices in this series

This ended Dukakis' political career & caused him NOT to seek reelection to 4th term as MA Governor in 1990.

So many people gloss over the debate question the sunk Dukakis as being inappropriate or don’t go into why his answer was so bad. In addition to not being very emotional, he spent most of his time talking about the his views on the ineffectiveness on the war on drugs. He didn’t just give a sterile answer, he gave a sterile non-answer that did him in.

This was the first election I voted in. Gary Hart was the leading democrat candidate. And being from Colorado myself I was excited about his prospects until he was shot down.
I also remember the crushes I had on Donna Rice and Fawn Hall, who were in the news a lot in 87-88.

Dukakis should've won, we need a greek president

No new taxes!

Yeah...we see how that went.

Even California! went RED. Unbelievable! Unbelievable!

Wow look at a young Joe Biden!

Let’s remember , Dukakis held an 18 point lead in the polls before Bush’s “Read my lips, no new taxes” pledge.

That electoral map makes it seem more one sided than it actually was. Dukakis did well actually

I know most people are talking about Joe Biden being in this election, but apparently Donald Trump of all people had actually talked with Lee Atwater to become George Bush’s running mate, however when Atwater had told Bush about this meeting Bush had denied Trump’s Request saying it was “strange and unbelievable”

Dukakis is a descendant of the Doukas imperial family of the Byzantine Empire, meaning we almost had a roman emperor's great great etc grandson for president

Fun fact: this is the only presidential election (except for the upcoming one) where at least one the presidential candidates does not have any Northern European ancestry

joe bidone

Good Video, as usual, Mr. Beat. The best part of this election, was Lloyd Bentsen telling Dan Quale in The Vice Presidential Debate, "Senator, You're No Jack Kennedy"

I think that The Democratic Party was trying to hope for another 1960 Combo of JFK & LBJ

Dan Quayle: I have as much experience in Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he ran for the presidency :).
Lloyd Bentsen: So, you've chosen death?

this is the first presidential election i really remember paying much attention to in 88. i was 8 in 84 and knew some what was going on but 88 had several advantages to me. one i was starting to be more of a history nut, so figured presidential elections were important to history (though i didn't realize how often some of those if they'd turned out differently, we'd be in a much different world, ie 1860, 1864, 1916, 1940, among examples). the other main reason (i think) was the fact that at least in theory it was wide open since regan couldn't run again. i mean i think in the back of my mind i knew it was bush's to lose, but i thought it'd be interesting to see how the process worked with no incumbent. i've saw recently ona show about dukakis, that he claims he came with in like 1/4 of a million votes of winning in the electoral college. i dont' remember any states being that close but we all know you don't have to win even half the states to win (ie 76), u just have to win the right ones, so i guess it's possible. anyways, i wonder looking at this, 84, 72, and 1816, 1872, even the very first two elections to a certain extent, whether parties went "we've got to nominate someone, we won't be taken seriously ever again if we don't", and just offered up a sacrificial lamb. if dukakis claim about the 88 election is true, maybe not so much, but it was still pretty lopsided. if he'd of not said flat out no i wouldnt support the death penalty if my wife was murdered, he probably had a better chance. though others think that the guy from massechusets that killed someone while out on "leavce" from prison was more the issue i don't think either helped. i've read up on dukakis after seeing that show. i still dont' think i'd ever have voted for him if i'd of been of age, but unlike most candidates i'd say that about (or forthat matter most of the rest other than carter i'd not voted for), i can honestly say if i met him, i might like him. he seemed like a guy that was in over his head, but if you met on the street, at the store, at a college, at church, yeah i could maybe be friends with. not that that would ever happen but yeah i could say i respect him as a person

Great use of Need you tonight by INXS in the background

111 electoral votes? Hahaha

It feels like many candidates from 2020-2024 would’ve easily won in 1988, including older Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Bob Dole…Bob Dole..Bob Dole😂

Biden has being in politics longer than most people fathers have been alive.

Say it with me: “RAY - gun.”

I believe this was the last time Republican presidential candidate won Maryland or California.

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This is the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate won California, Maryland, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine at large. It's also the last time the winning candidate won more than 400 Electoral College votes.

I really liked Bruce Babbitt despite him being a dead ringer for the governor from Benson.

My dad was living in the country at this point (Im from the UK) and he supported Bush

Lost Anatolia, then the united states. the Doukas Dynasty takes another L

How was Bush able to run a third term against Clinton

The Van Buren boys!

Poor Gary Hart. Should've ran in 1992 where people may not have cared if he cheated on his wife.

Little did we know that Joe Biden would be quite a recurring character in this series. 1988 was just the beginning, but hey, as they say, never give up.

This is now the earliest election where at least one candidate for a major party's presidential ticket is still alive (Republican Vice Presidential candidate Dan Quayle and Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis).

Last time a president was followed by someone of the same party

At the same time, Michael Dukakis is the last candidate from the 80s still alive.

Black guy finishes second in primaries...
Dukakis supporters: Pick him as your running mate
Dukakis: no, I'm going to pick the old white guy who wasn't even in the primaries

you see Bill Clinton sat out smart move

George hws tricks were so crooked

Rest peacefully George H. W. Bush🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

New England voted for Bush by a small margin yet West Virginia didn't.Way different times and party demographics man.