List Of 1988 Swing States
The United States presidential election of 1988 was the 51st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. Incumbent Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts.
Bush capitalized on a good economy, a stable international stage, and on President Ronald Reagan's popularity, while Dukakis's campaign suffered from several miscues. The result was a third consecutive Republican landslide. No candidate since the election has managed to equal or surpass Bush's number of electoral votes won or popular vote percentage.
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