Dukakis has some advice for Biden: Don’t take those polls seriously

Boston Globe ^ | July 3 2020 | Alex Beam

[rintintin]

On July 26, 1988, veteran Boston Globe political writer Thomas Oliphant had a story on page A-12, in the newspaper’s “Campaign 88” section: “Dukakis gets bounce from convention.”

Laid out next to a picture of then-governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts taking out the trash (of course) at his Brookline home, the story reported the results of a soon-to-be-famous/notorious Newsweek/Gallup poll that showed Dukakis leading his presidential opponent, George H.W. Bush, by a 55-38 percent margin nationwide.

Oliphant cited three other polls that also showed Dukakis leading Bush by double-digit margins. “Dukakis has tried to press his new advantage,” Oliphant wrote, “launching an immediate ‘victory lap’ of the country that repeated many of his acceptance speech’s themes before enthusiastic crowds.”

[Vendome]

[Fungi]

I remember a graphic during the race about some ducockis chasing some bush.

[PghBaldy]

Ignore him Joe! Dukakis beat Biden in 1988. What does he know?

Biden said, “they take a saw and they cut your head off”

[Cowboy Bob]

LOL! I remember that campaign. The Democrats were pushing the "Massachusetts Miracle" and that nonsense. (the miracle crashed and burned a few years later).

I also remember Olympia Dukakis, his cousin, was the toast of Hollywood at the time Hollywood was pushing her in an attempt to get Mike elected.

[Gene Eric]

Don’t take those polls seriously — you’re gonna lose regardless...

[wattojawa]

The narrative will be covid suppressed democrat voters more than Republican ones therefore we need mail in ballots by 2024 in case of another pandemic.