International policy with the buckling Soviet Union was a critical component of the political landscape in the late 1980s. Vice President Bush can be seen here standing with United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, on the New York waterfront, 1988.
New York was won by DemocraticGovernorMichael Dukakis of Massachusetts with 51.62% of the popular vote over RepublicanVice PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush of Texas, who took 47.52%, a victory margin of 4.10%.[1] This result made New York roughly 12% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Dukakis’ statewide victory is largely attributable to winning four of five boroughs of New York City overall with 66.2% of the vote.
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