In 1978, Bush ran for the U.S.House of Representativesfrom Texas but lost to his Democratic opponent in the general election. Afterward, he returned to his oil business, which he sold in 1986. Bush moved toWashington, D.C., to work on his father’s successful 1988 presidential campaign,...
Analyzes the prospects of United States presidential candidate George W. Bush in the presidential debates beginning October 3, 2000. Challenges that Bush faces in convincing swing voters that he has the intellect necessary for running the country; Debate strategy of Bush against his opponent, Al ...
George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, served a single presidential term from 1989 to 1993. Prior to that, he served two terms as vice president. Political aspirations run in the Bush family. George H.W. Bush was the son of Connecticut Senator Prescott Bush a...
Bush then set his sights on the U.S. presidency but failed to win his party's nomination in 1980, losing it to his opponent, Ronald Reagan. Bush would make it to the White House soon after, however: He was chosen as Reagan's vice-presidential running mate. Reagan won the 1980 electio...
And Neff points out that while Bush managed to push through the loan guarantee delay, “He would pay dearly for it in the presidential campaign. TheNew York Timesreported that Bush’s Democratic opponent, Bill Clinton, received 60 percent of his campaign funding from Jewish sources and ...
被引量: 0发表: 2002年 The Bush debate dance. :Focuses on the conduct of United States presidential candidate, George W. Bush, regarding proposed debates with opponent Vice-President Al Gore. How the h... Walsh,T Kenneth - 《U.s.news & World Report》 被引量: 3发表: 2000年 ...
Beyond his disappointment with the election of George W. Bush as U.S. president in 2000, the actor was also an early opponent of the Iraq War and in a 2003 interview called the then-president “dim.” “America’s policies frustrate me,” Clooney told a German television program. “I...
In1978,BushranfortheHouseofRepresentativesfromTexas's19thcongressionaldistrict.Hisopponent,KentHance,portrayedhimasoutoftouchwithruralTexans.Bushlosttheelectionby6,000votes(6percent)ofthe103,000votescast.Hereturnedtotheoilindustryandbeganaseriesofsmall,independentoilexplorationcompanies.Thecompanywashurtby...
Using the contacts he made while in Washington, Bush traveled the country with his family, establishing his own fund-raising organization. After formally announcing his candidacy in May 1979, he quickly emerged as the principal opponent of Ronald Reagan (1911–), the Republican frontrunner and ...
Bush never had a passion for anything, except perhaps the Texas Rangers [his baseball team]. It's not that he's not interested in complex details. He's not interested in anything." That may sound like sour grapes from a defeated opponent, but it does not vary wildly from the ...