The day after Michael Dukakis picked his running mate, George Bush invited TIME's Hugh Sidey to his White House office for a conversation. Excerpts:
Q. Did Bentsen's selection surprise you?
A. Yes, it surprised me. It has been very well received. And it should be. It is a tribute to Bentsen. But, you see, I'm not running against Lloyd Bentsen. I'm running against Michael Dukakis, in Texas and everywhere else. How Bentsen and Dukakis get together on these issues where they are diametrically opposed, I don't know. Remember voodoo economics? Every place I went ((in 1980)) people were saying, hey, explain...
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