LEADER 03785pam a2200481 i 4500001 99117230663506421 005 20240509071345.0 008 190612t20192019ksu b s001 0 eng^^ 010 2019019342 020 9780700628759 |q(cloth) 020 0700628754 020 |z9780700628766 |q(ebook) 035 (NjP)11723066-princetondb 035 |z(NjP)Voyager11723066 035 (OCoLC)on1096343492 040 LBSOR/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dCDX 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 E880 |b.P57 2019 082 00 324.973/0904 |223 100 1 Pitney, John J., |cJr., |d1955- |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94004363 245 10 After Reagan : |bBush, Dukakis, and the 1988 election / |cJohn J. Pitney, Jr. 264 1 Lawrence, Kansas : |bUniversity Press of Kansas, |c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 xiv, 253 pages ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 American presidential elections 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and index. 505 0 Retrospect : 1950-1980 -- Reagan, Bush, and the Republicans -- The Democrats in the 1980s -- The Republican nomination contest -- The Democratic nomination contest -- Triumph of the fundamentals : the general election -- Campaigns have consequences. 520 "The story of the 1988 presidential election often revolves around pivotal moments in the campaigns, such as the perceived blunders of Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and the famous line by George H. W. Bush: "Read my lips: no new taxes." The election was seen at the time as fairly close, especially in comparison to Reagan's overwhelming landslide victory in 1984. But Bush defeated Dukakis with 426 electoral votes and 53.4 percent of the popular vote, a win larger than Barack Obama's in 2008. In hindsight, the 1988 election was not only a dominant win for Bush but a turning point towards the post-Cold War, hyperpartisan, culturally divided politics that have characterized presidential elections ever since. What stands out in retrospect is how different the world was during 1988 election. Both campaigns were funded from the federal treasury. Republicans seemed to have a lock on the presidency while Democrats controlled Congress. The electorate was more white and less educated than in subsequent years. And no one realized the Berlin Wall would fall the next year, along with the Soviet Union two years later, and usher in a new era of globalization. After Reagan chronicles the events of the 1988 election and shows that, despite what the pundits perceived at the time, the election ultimately rested on the larger social and political context. Bush's victory existed in the afterglow of Reagan's popularity and depended on social dynamics that were thrown into upheaval in the following years. By looking at the election in a fresh light, John J. Pitney Jr. reveals how much we can learn about our current political situation"-- |cProvided by publisher. 648 7 1981-1989 |2fast 650 0 Presidents |zUnited States |xElection |y1988. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109607 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 Presidents |xElection. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01075747 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |y1981-1989. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140475 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 830 0 American presidential elections 852 0 |bf |hE880 |i.P57 2019 902 kl |bs |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20200102 904 kl |ba |hm |cb |e20200102 914 (OCoLC)on1096343492 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240508 |eprocessed |f1096343492