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SCOTT HORTON-The Zero-Calorie Debates |
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Contributed by Scott Horton
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In 1988, the decisive moment in the presidential campaign may have come when CNN's Bernard Shaw asked Dukakis this question, opening one of the Bush-Dukakis debates: "Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer?" It was a classic "gotcha" question, and Dukakis treated it as an opportunity to give his views on the death penalty, handled it bloodlessly, and was widely viewed as having lost the contest. . . .
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