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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis stories: 9 news summaries

Dukakis Is Gracious on Senate Snub

But allies say he was passed over due to Kennedy pressure

Sep 25, 09 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a while it looked as if Michael Dukakis would be headed to the Senate to fill Ted Kennedy's seat, but the former Massachusetts governor says he's fine with being passed over. "Hey, after you've run for the presidency of the United States..." the 1988 candidate told the... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick • Kennedy family • Senate seat • Paul Kirk

OPINION

 Hey, Kennedys! 
 'Enough With the Entitlement' 

Dukakis would have been a better choice for Mass. and Patrick

Sep 24, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s seat “is not a Kennedy seat anymore.” His wife could have run. Or his nephew Joe. They chose not to. So why did Massachusetts' governor bow to the wishes of a now-defunct dynasty when choosing a replacement for the late senator? “Enough, finally, with... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Joe Kennedy • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick • US Senate • political appointment • Senate seat • Vicki Kennedy • Paul Kirk

(Newser) - Gov. Deval Patrick should be able to name a Democratic replacement for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat before the end of the week, the Boston Globe reports. Legislation giving hm the authority to do so cleared the state Senate today, a week after the House passed it. The measure still needs... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick

Wilson's Outburst May Put Dukakis in Kennedy's Seat

Anger at lawmaker's 'you lie!' could prompt change in Mass. law

Sep 15, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anger at Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” attack may have provided the spark Massachusetts’ Democratic lawmakers needed to honor Ted Kennedy’s wish: that the state’s governor be given the power to appoint a temporary replacement for Kennedy, writes Dan Payne for the Daily Beast. The top... More »

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politics • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • health care reform • Joe Wilson • You lie

OPINION

McCain Resorts to Atwater's Bag of Dirty Tricks

They're trying to turn Obama into Willie Horton, Dowd writes

Oct 8, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before Karl Rove, Maureen Dowd reminds us, it was Lee Atwater who masterminded the Republican smear campaign, and his demolition of Michael Dukakis was his greatest, dirtiest success. Atwater painted the 1988 candidate as a weak Harvard-educated elitist with a weird last name, a man who supported "the Scary... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race • smear campaign • Maureen Dowd • Michael Dukakis • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Willie Horton • Lee Atwater

McCain Plays Horton-Like Race Card: Dukakis

Dem compares new ads to Bush spots that helped sink his 1988 bid

Sep 23, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Dukakis says John McCain is using the same race-based tactics that sunk the Massachusetts Democrat’s 1988 presidential campaign, PolitickerMA reports. Dukakis cites an ad that criticizes Barack Obama’s supposed economic advisor, disgraced Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines, who’s also black. Dukakis called the spot “essentially”... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • George HW Bush • Michael Dukakis • campaign advertising • Election 2008 • Willie Horton • Franklin D. Raines • Election 1988

OPINION

GOP Playbook: Find Foe's Strength and Attack It


Aug 23, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican strategists are as adept as judo masters at turning opponents' strengths against them, Michael Kinsley writes in the Washington Post. With "genius, courage, creativity and utter ruthlessness," they managed to turn John Kerry's Vietnam service into a liability and Michael Dukakis' humble roots into elitism. Now, even... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Michael Dukakis • negative campaigning • Republican strategist • Republican strategy • political strategy

 Foes Tag Obama With L-Word 

Critics say new-style candidate is an old-style liberal

Mar 26, 08 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign says the candidate is beyond labels but the senator's critics think they've found one that fits: liberal. The McCain campaign has branded the candidate an "old-style liberal," while the Clintonites say Obama's positions could alienate moderates—and wonder how the candidate National Journal rated as... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • conservative • Michael Dukakis • liberal • moderate

Dukakis to Dems: Make 'Chemistry'

Wants local 'captains' to create a personal bond over next candidate

Aug 22, 07 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Dukakis compares today’s political climate to the time of his own downfall in 1988, when George Bush Sr. overcame a 17-point deficit and whipped him 426-to-112 in the electoral college. Refusing to feel comfortable with the Dems’ advantage, Dukakis told the New York Observer that "We have... More »

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Democrats • presidential campaign • smear campaign • political activism • Michael Dukakis • grassroots • Election 2008

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