Article: Dukakis Ad Grabs Spotlight at Simon's Expense; Issue of Brokered Convention Upstages GOP Battle in Closing Days of Illinois Contest

Article: Simon Says Dukakis Ad Shows `Arrogance'
The Washington Post;  March 13, 1988 ;     532 words ...Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.), who leads in his home state ... you'll have a brokered convention." Simon maintained: "We are headed for a wide ... Ohio) and Frank McCloskey (D-Ind.)-Simon said, "The question Illinois voters must ...

Article: DUKAKIS AD BESPEAKS CONFIDENCE IN MICHIGAN VICTORY
The Boston Globe;  March 26, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... awarded at large by the state party in mid-May. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois and Sen. Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee could easily be shut out in Michigan after campaigning here fitfully. A Simon strategist summarized his hopes as "zilch," while a Gore ...

Article: DUKAKIS AD EFFORT SEEN AS REACTIVE, DISORGANIZED
The Boston Globe;  October 23, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... the race a month before the election. An abrupt shift in the Dukakis ad strategy came when vice chairman John Sasso, who returned to ... believe that Bush would do what his handlers told him to do, so the Dukakis ad team opted for the pa

Article: Lines of Authority Clarified as Dukakis Ad Team ...
The Washington Post;  September 14, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... really count on to be tough on crime? George Bush." The Dukakis ad, which was to be aired last night on network television ... Leadership. It's getting real results." Another new Dukakis ad, touting his record on jobs, taxes and health care, also ...

Article: Jesse Jackson likely Dukakis ad spokesman. (Michael ...
PR Newswire;  July 25, 1988 ;     700+ words ...JESSE JACKSON LIKELY DUKAKIS AD SPOKESMAN NEW YORK, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In a break with political advertising tradition, the Rev. Jesse Jackson could ...

Article: FOCAL POINT / HISPANIC VOTE A DUKAKIS AD BLITZ
The Boston Globe;  October 30, 1988 ;     347 words ...Believing Hispanics can provide the margin of victory if they turn out in force and vote Democratic, Dukakis' campaign is doubling its budget for Hispanic ads these last nine days, with most of the money earmarked for a radio blitz in seven states with large Hispanic voter populations. The campaign

Article: Hopefuls Unveil Ads With Jabs, Defenses; New Hampshire Turns Into ...
The Washington Post;  February 14, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... defending himself against Sen. Paul Simon (Ill.) and attacking Massachusetts ... Gov. Michael S. Dukakis. "Simon has been distorting the Gephardt ... in Massachusetts history?" Dukakis' ad reminds voters of his opposition ... plant and takes a veiled slap at Simon. In another new commercial ...