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1 day ago · He selected Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. It was the first election since 1968 to lack an incumbent president on the ballot. Bush ran an aggressive campaign that concentrated mainly on the strong economy, reduction in crime, and continuance with Reagan's policies.
18 hours ago · Lloyd Bentsen savaged Dan Quayle in their 1988 debate, but voters went ahead and elected a Bush-Quayle ticket by a resounding margin over the Dukakis-Bentsen option. In modern times, the only vice presidential pick who may have made a real difference was Lyndon Johnson as John Kennedy’s running mate in 1960: Kennedy might not have carried Texas without LBJ.
18 hours ago · When Dan Quayle, the Republican vice presidential nominee and Indiana senator, compared himself to John F. Kennedy while debating Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, the Democrat was ready. He'd studied Quayle's campaigning and seen him invoke Kennedy in the past. “Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy.
2 days ago · Pictured: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, left, shakes hands with Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., before the start of their vice presidential debate at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, ...
1 day ago · Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Texas voted for Bush by a solid 12.6% margin. Texas had been considered a competitive, albeit Republican-leaning, state in the run-up to the election.
2 days ago · Pictured: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, left, shakes hands with Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., before the start of their vice presidential debate at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, ...
2 days ago · Pictured: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, left, shakes hands with Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., before the start of their vice presidential debate at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, ...
