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Incredibly, the vicious personal attack was not condemned by the press as unprofessional and unbecoming and instead actually became a rallying cry for the Democratic party, but also led to a tactical mistake on the part of the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket.  They decided to make a concerted effort to attack Quayle's performance and worthiness instead of focusing on attacking the Presidential candidate George Bush. The Bush-Quayle ticket coasted to victory in November.

Incredibly, the vicious personal attack was not condemned by the press as unprofessional and unbecoming and instead actually became a rallying cry for the Democratic party, but also led to a tactical mistake on the part of the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket.  They decided to make a concerted effort to attack Quayle's performance and worthiness instead of focusing on attacking the Presidential candidate George Bush. The Bush-Quayle ticket coasted to victory in November.

As Vice President, he had a much publicized "feud" with "[[Murphy Brown]]", a then popular TV character played by [[Candice Bergen]]. Dan Quayle said that since she had given birth to a child out of wedlock, she was a poor role model for young women. His statements led to a media backlash.  Even though Quayle took great care in noting he was not criticizing women who were in that situation through no particular fault of their own, he was besieged with false allegations and smears.  

As Vice President, he had a much publicized "feud" with ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', a then popular TV character played by [[Candice Bergen]]. Dan Quayle said that since she had given birth to a child out of wedlock, she was a poor role model for young women. His statements led to a media backlash.  Even though Quayle took great care in noting he was not criticizing women who were in that situation through no particular fault of their own, he was besieged with false allegations and smears.  

The incorrectly spelled word ''potatoe'' on a list handed him by an aide led to a humiliating gaffe.<ref>http://capitalcentury.com/1992.html</ref>

The incorrectly spelled word ''potatoe'' on a list handed him by an aide led to a humiliating gaffe.<ref>http://capitalcentury.com/1992.html</ref>