Brutal campaign : how the 1988 election set the stage for twenty-first-century American politics / Robert L. Fleegler.
| Author/creator |
Fleegler, Robert L. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023] |
| Description | viii, 344 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | The stage is set: 1984-1986 -- The scandals -- Dukakis's triumph -- Bush's triumph -- The fight begins -- Coming out of Reagan's shadow -- The debates take center stage -- One final charge -- The legacy of 1988. |
| Abstract | "At 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on election night 1988, NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw informed the country that they would soon know the outcome of 'one of the longest, bloodiest presidential campaigns that anyone can remember.' It was a landslide victory for George H.W. Bush over Michael Dukakis, and yet Bush would serve only one term, forever overshadowed in history by the man who made him vice president, by the man who defeated him, and even by his own son. The 1988 presidential race quickly receded into history, but it marked the emergence of negative campaigning, attack advertisements on television, and other key trends that came to define the elections that followed"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781469673394 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022042606 |
| ISBN | 9781469673363 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469673363 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469673370 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469673371 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | JK526 1988 .F54 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |