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A reporter asked 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis for his thoughts on this race.(The Week)(Brief article)

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A reporter asked 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis for his thoughts on this race. He touted grassroots organizing--good advice--but gave an odd explanation. "We're not going to outspend the other guys. We're probably not going to out-strategize them. And some crazy guy will blow up a building with three weeks to go, you know, and then we'll be back in Bush-land again." Dukakis is saying that a terrorist attack in the home stretch would cause a rally around the incumbent party. Does he think the Democrats ...

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