1988 United States presidential debates

1988 United States presidential debates

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Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Massachusetts

1988 United States vice presidential debate

October 5, 1988

Nominee Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen Party Republican Democratic Home state Indiana Texas

The 1988 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1988 presidential election.^[1]

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized two debates among the major party candidates, sponsored two presidential debates and one vice presidential debates. Only Republican nominee George H. W. Bush and Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate took place between their respective vice presidential running mates, Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen.