1988 presidential debates

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1988_U._S._presidential_election
gptkb:1988_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:Dukakis_campaign_for_presidency
gptkbp:audience live audience
television viewers
gptkbp:community_impact increased Bush's lead
gptkbp:focus gptkb:government_agency
domestic policy
gptkbp:has_content gptkb:Jim_Lehrer
gptkbp:historical_context 1980s political climate
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:3
gptkb:Wake_Forest_University
gptkb:television_channel
gptkb:Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception
September 25, 1988
public opinion polls
October 15, 1988
October 17, 1988
traditional format
town hall style
intensive for both candidates
increased campaign donations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1988 presidential debates
gptkbp:influenced_by previous debates
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:national_security
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:City_Council
gptkb:economic_development
gptkb:education
gptkb:financial_services_company
gptkb:public_safety
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gptkb:Company
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:Embassy
gptkb:software_framework
gptkb:metropolitan_area
gptkb:project
gptkb:stock_market_index
gptkb:railway_line
gptkb:drug
gptkb:organization
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child welfare
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public health
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civil rights
rural development
crime prevention
health care
social security
labor relations
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military spending
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gptkbp:military_strategy focus on issues
personal appeal
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:Michael_Dukakis
gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:performance criticized for lack of emotion
portrayed as confident
gptkbp:resulted_in Bush's victory
gptkbp:significance first presidential debates after the Cold War
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:1988
gptkbp:viewership over 30 million