Deficit-Dole, Bob (Robert Joseph)-[Republican], 1988

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So how are we going to deal with a deficit? Nobody's told you. No other candidate will stand up and say, I'm going to do this. What we ought to do is to have a spending freeze. But what it really means is that, say, 1989, we don't spend any more money than we spent in 1988. Then you're going to keep interest rates down. Then you're going to keep inflation rates down. Then you're going to find more jobs for more people of all ages. So the deficit's public enemy number one. Dole for President. Dole for President.

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In this 1988 presidential political advertisement, Dole, Robert Joseph (Bob), proposes a solution to the deficit problem: a spending freeze. He argues that this measure would keep interest rates and inflation low, thereby creating more jobs. The visuals repeatedly emphasize Dole presenting his plan, supported by on-screen text and audiences listening attentively.