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===Defeat===

===Defeat===

Dukakis and Bensten faced the GOP ticket of Vice President Bush and Senator [[Dan Quayle]] of Indiana. Dukakis' image and campaign were mortally wounded by his soft approach to crime as evidenced by the Willie Horton debacle. Horton, a convicted murderer, committed a violent rape and assault after being released from prison as part of a Dukakis-approved furlough program. Fueled by Bush strategist [[Lee Atwater]], the issue became a hot-button topic during the election.

Dukakis and Bentsen faced the GOP ticket of Vice President Bush and Senator [[Dan Quayle]] of Indiana. Dukakis' image and campaign were mortally wounded by his soft approach to crime as evidenced by the Willie Horton debacle. Horton, a convicted murderer, committed a violent rape and assault after being released from prison as part of a Dukakis-approved furlough program. Fueled by Bush strategist [[Lee Atwater]], the issue became a hot-button topic during the election.

Dukakis lost the election to Bush by a wide margin, winning only ten states.

Dukakis lost the election to Bush by a wide margin, winning only ten states.