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His uninspiring words reinforced an image problem indelibly etched in voters' minds a month earlier when Dukakis sought to prove his commander-in-chief bona fides by riding in an Army tank. Photos of the diminutive governor in an oversized helmet sparked comparisons to Snoopy.
In 1988, Michael Dukakis' campaign was destroyed by an ad the Bush campaign ran using footage of Dukakis having fun driving a tank.
In “Backfire: How To Destroy A Presidential Candidate,” a short documentary from FiveThirtyEight and ESPN Films, director Jason Reid looks back at how Vice President George H.W. Bush overtook...
30 Μαΐ 2012 · In 1988, Michael Dukakis' campaign was destroyed by an ad the Bush campaign ran using footage of Dukakis having fun driving a tank.
Presidential (and presidential candidate) scandals become notable or controversial when they confirm an already-existing narrative about the person. Before the tank photo, the opposition party was already pushing the narrative that Dukakis was a weak, unserious, East-coast liberal technocrat.
18 Μαΐ 2022 · Dukakis, who had already been trailing, and already saw 25 percent of Americans less likely to vote for him, was now in freefall. He eventually lost the 1988 election by seven million votes. You can see a video by Politico on the infamous tank ride below.
17 Νοε 2013 · Bennett was a 23-year-old political rookie in 1988 when he was sent to a General Dynamics facility in Sterling Heights, Mich., to organize a campaign stop for Democratic presidential nominee...
