Blackboard-Dukakis, Mike (Michael Stanley)-[Democratic], 1988

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For seven and a half years, George Bush supported cutbacks in American education. He even sat by while college loans for working families were cut. And now, suddenly, George Bush says he'll be the education president. Michael Dukakis won't just give us loans. He's committed to a new national college loan program to make sure that any American kid can afford to go to college. Michael Dukakis for president. A real commitment to education. The best America is yet to come.

Scope and Contents

In this 1988 political advertisement, Dukakis, Michael Stanley (Mike), criticizes George Bush’s record on education, particularly his support for cuts to college loans, and presents Mike Dukakis as committed to establishing a new national college loan program to ensure that all American children can afford a college education. The advertisement portrays Dukakis as the true candidate for education.