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==1984 election==
==1984 election==
President [[Ronald Reagan]] was still popular with America due to the change in economy and improvement in foreign relations. Former Vice President, [[Walter Mondale]], was nominated by the Democrats. To excite more support he chose woman [[Geraldine Ferraro]] as his running-mate. Reagan appeared in two debates. In the first one he appeared rather old and tired, instead of his usual confident self. By the second debate [[Ronald Reagan]] corrected his mistake and looked and sounded far better. It was during this debate he said, after Mondale mentioned Reagan's age and possible inability to lead, "I'm not going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and inexperience." <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Ronald Reagan]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> There was only one debate between Vice President George Bush,Sr. and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. Although both candidates did well, most voters believed Bush was the more successful debater. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, George Bush]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1993. </ref>
President [[Ronald Reagan]] was still popular with America due to the change in economy and improvement in foreign relations. Former Vice President, [[Walter Mondale]], was nominated by the Democrats. To excite more support he chose woman [[Geraldine Ferraro]] as his running-mate. Reagan appeared in two debates. In the first one he appeared rather old and tired, instead of his usual confident self. By the second debate [[Ronald Reagan]] corrected his mistake and looked and sounded far better. It was during this debate he said, after Mondale mentioned Reagan's age and possible inability to lead, "I'm not going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and inexperience." <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Ronald Reagan]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> There was only one debate between Vice President George Bush,Sr. and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. Although both candidates did well, most voters believed Bush was the more successful debater. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, George Bush]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1993. </ref>
==1988 election==
In 1988 there were two debates between Republican candidate, [[George Bush, Sr.]], and Democratic candidate, [[Michael Dukakis]]. The first debate took place on September 25 in Walke Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina. In it Bush didn't do as well as Dukakis, looking uncertain and making several mistakes. By the second debate however Bush looked more confident, certain, and personal. Dukakis however showed as much emotion (as the ''Newsweek'' magazine said) "as a schoolboy eating brocoli."
==References and Notes==
==References and Notes==