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1988 Democratic vice presidential nomination
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Nominee Lloyd Bentsen
Home state Texas
Previous Vice Presidential nominee

Geraldine Ferraro

 Vice Presidential nominee

Lloyd Bentsen

This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1988 election. Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis won the 1988 Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and chose Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. Dukakis chose Bentsen in order to appeal to Southerners and in hopes of carrying Bentsen's home state of Texas.[1] The strategy failed, as the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket went on to lose Texas and all other states in the South except West Virginia. The choice of Bentsen caused some backlash from Jesse Jackson, who had wanted to be chosen as the vice presidential nominee, and progressives such as Ralph Nader.[2] Paul Brountas, a longtime Dukakis aide, led the search for Dukakis's running mate.[1] The Dukakis–Bentsen ticket ultimately lost to the Bush–Quayle ticket in the general election. Bentsen simultaneously ran for reelection as Senator, and easily won, despite the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket's double-digit loss in Texas. At the convention, Dukakis openly cast the ticket as a 1960-style pairing—“another man from Massachusetts” joined with a Texan—prompting contemporaneous press to liken it to the Kennedy-Johnson “Boston-Austin” alliance.[3][4]

Possible running mates

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Final Seven

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Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Toner, Robin (July 13, 1988). "DUKAKIS PICKS BENTSEN FOR RUNNING MATE; TEXAN ADDS CONSERVATIVE VOICE TO TICKET; A REGIONAL BALANCE". New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Staff writer (July 13, 1988). "Dukakis Chooses Texas Sen. Bentsen as Running Mate". Washington Post. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "TED KENNEDY NO REGRETS AS THE TORCH IS PASSED". The Washington Post. July 19, 1988. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "POLITICS '88 : Choice of Bentsen a Pragmatic Gamble That May Sow Discord". Los Angeles Times. July 13, 1988. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Crawford, J. Craig (July 13, 1988). "Texan Bentsen To Run With Dukakis Choice Could Hold Key To Votes -- Also Trouble". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
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