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The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Joe Biden, a Senator from Delaware. Bush attempted to capitalized on Reagan's popularity while Biden criticized Bush for "losing touch with real Americans", and capitalizing on Biden's perceived connection to middle class and poor Americans.

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  • United States presidential election, 1988 (Biden vs. Bush)
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  • The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Joe Biden, a Senator from Delaware. Bush attempted to capitalized on Reagan's popularity while Biden criticized Bush for "losing touch with real Americans", and capitalizing on Biden's perceived connection to middle class and poor Americans.
popular vote
  • 42536458(xsd:integer)
  • 47252654(xsd:integer)
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states carried
  • 18(xsd:integer)
  • 32(xsd:integer)
flag size
  • 60(xsd:integer)
Next Year
  • 1992(xsd:integer)
election date
  • 1988-11-08(xsd:date)
election name
  • United States presidential election, 1988
before party
  • Republican Party
map caption
  • Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Biden/Gore Red denotes those won by Bush/Quayle,
map size
  • 350(xsd:integer)
ongoing
  • no
electoral vote
  • 171(xsd:integer)
  • 366(xsd:integer)
Type
  • presidential
flag image
  • Flag of the United States.svg
after party
  • Democratic Party
nominee
  • Joe Biden
  • George H. W. Bush
home state
  • Delaware
  • Texas
Party
  • Republican
  • Democratic
Title
  • President
map image
  • 1988(xsd:integer)
before election
  • Ronald Reagan
Image
  • 153(xsd:integer)
  • 154(xsd:integer)
running mate
  • Al Gore
  • Dan Quayle
Percentage
  • 46.9
  • 52.1
previous election
  • 1984(xsd:integer)
next election
  • 1992(xsd:integer)
after election
  • Joe Biden
Previous Year
  • 1984(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Joe Biden, a Senator from Delaware. Bush attempted to capitalized on Reagan's popularity while Biden criticized Bush for "losing touch with real Americans", and capitalizing on Biden's perceived connection to middle class and poor Americans.
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