| − | In 1988 there were two debates between Republican candidate, [[George H.W. Bush]], 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 a schoolboy eating broccoli" (as [[Newsweek]] magazine wrote). <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, George Bush]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1993. </ref> There was also one Vice Presidential debate between [[Dan Quayle]] and [[Lloyd Bentsen]], which is most distinguished for the quote by Bentsen in response after Quayle compared his experience to Dan Quayle. {{Cquote|Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.}} The Bush/Quayle ticket defeated the Dukakis/Bentsen ticket by a large margin. | + | In 1988 there were two debates between Republican candidate, [[George H.W. Bush]], and Democratic candidate, [[Michael Dukakis]]. The first debate took place on September 25 in Wake 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 a schoolboy eating broccoli" (as [[Newsweek]] magazine wrote). <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, George Bush]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1993. </ref> There was also one Vice Presidential debate between [[Dan Quayle]] and [[Lloyd Bentsen]], which is most distinguished for the quote by Bentsen in response after Quayle compared his experience to Dan Quayle. {{Cquote|Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.}} The Bush/Quayle ticket defeated the Dukakis/Bentsen ticket by a large margin. |