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Michael Dukakis

The New Senator From Massachusetts Is…

This afternoon, the Massachusetts State Senate approved a bill that will allow Governor Deval Patrick to appoint an interim senator while the special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat plays out.

The House passed the bill last week, and Patrick will sign it either tonight or tomorrow. An appointment will Read More

The (Strong) Case for Dukakis

One of the more fascinating byproducts of the political upheaval unleashed by Ted Kennedy’s death could be an unexpected—and brief—return to the public stage for Michael Dukakis.

The former Massachusetts governor’s name has been widely circulated this week as a possible interim successor to the late senator—someone who would hold the seat Read More

The Mayor’s Fear of Goggles, Explained

At a press conference in the Bronx to announce the opening of a new Home Depot store, Michael Bloomberg was presented with the company's trademark orange apron, but declined to put on a pair of safety goggles, saying, "The last guy to put on a pair was Dukakis." (Close enough?)

Bloomberg was offered the goggles by Read More

Dukakis on the Election: Obama Knows How to Win, ‘McCain Has Nothing’

When John McCain’s campaign made it clear over the weekend that their stretch-run strategy would lean heavily on raising questions about Barack Obama’s personal history and past “associations,” Obama’s communications director provided a simple, almost indifferent reaction to The Washington Post: “This isn’t 1988.”

Michael Dukakis, the Democratic presidential nominee whose campaign was eviscerated that year Read More

The Last Three-Way Tie in Iowa

The inability of any of the three Democratic front-runners to establish a clear lead in Iowa is raising the obvious question of how the media would interpret a virtual three-way tie between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.

Actually, it wouldn’t be the first time there were three Iowa “winners” on the Democratic side. In Read More

In Defense of Michael Dukakis

There were some tense minutes for me late yesterday morning. I was just a few hours into my guest editing stint and my efforts to update the site were being met by a strange and stubborn error message. I sent off a panicky email to the few remaining souls at Observer headquarters, convinced that Read More

Dukakis, Once Burned, Refuses to Be Optimistic About 2008

Michael Dukakis has seen this script before: a Republican administration besieged by scandal and running out the clock on its second term, while wide-eyed Democrats confidently lick their chops, knowing there’s no way in hell voters will reward the G.O.P. with four more years in the White House.

It was around this very moment Read More