Imagine: American Workmanship Revision-Dukakis, Mike (Michael Stanley)-[Democratic], 1988

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Identifier: P-1031-41942

Imagine a world where once again quality is best said with three words, made in America. Is that too much to expect? As president, Michael Dukakis will be on your side. He'll forge a partnership of business, labor, and government to take on the toughest foreign competition and make America number one again. Dukakis Benson, the best America is yet to come.

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In this 1988 political advertisement for Democratic candidate Dukakis, Michael Stanley (Mike), the campaign emphasized restoring the quality of American-made goods. It portrayed Dukakis as supportive of an alliance among business, labor, and government to combat foreign competition. The imagery consistently depicted workers in industrial settings, suggesting a focus on manufacturing employment.