"This is the worst national administration I’ve ever lived under (Dukakis)

[JewelDigger]

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11202003/news/61593.htm

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The former governor was not shy about sharing why he thinks he lost the election. He said he had not developed a strategy to deal with attacks from the Bush campaign.

"I ran into a bit of a buzz saw," Dukakis said.

He said he dropped eight points in one week after Bush allegedly had President Reagan refer to Dukakis as an "invalid." Dukakis said he hopes the current Democratic candidates are ready for similar encounters.

"Whoever the Democratic nominee will, in my judgment, be subjected to a brutal attack campaign by Bush," Dukakis said. "This is the worst national administration I’ve ever lived under, bar none. I want this guy out of there."

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[BayCityProgressive]

1. wasn't Ronny

literally an invalid by the time he made that comment about Dukakis? Dukakis let the GOP frame the debate and that was really the death knell for liberals at that point. Mondale ran an even worse campaign but he was a horrible candidate and tied to the Carter Administration.

[JewelDigger]

2. An early example of Repub 'projection' - n/t