The interesting thing about this campaign is that Dukakis was a professional debater, and everyone assumed he would mop up the floor with George Bush once they had their obligatory debates. But what happened was that even though Dukakis came across as polished and confident, and Bush seemed goofy and tongue-tied, it was Bush who turned out to be the more likeable of the two. He came from far behind in the race, to win decisively, one of the really great comebacks. And he did it despite the Press trying to ruin his running mate, Dan Quayle.
