In the presidential election of 1988, Republican strategists associated Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis with
a. a Greek criminal syndicate.
b. the parole of a convicted murderer in Massachusetts.
c. attracting high-technology industry to New England.
d. being an arch conservative.
e. none of these choices.
ANS: B
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