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While the US is experiencing a political shift toward greater support for a welfare state, radical individualism, a strong force in recent history, has undermined social democratic traditions, the proven ethical core needed for a successful welfare state. Without an adequate ethical core, powerful interest groups, rather than the public, reap the rewards of a reformed welfare state; eg, insurance companies profit by providing an individual with the means to avoid a direct obligation for the welfare of the community. R. Logsdon

MANY OF THE NEOLIBERALS, INCLUDING TWO OF THE MOST PROMINENT, PAUL TSONGAS AND BILL BRADLEY, ARE FORMER REPUBLICANS. OTHERS, SUCH AS TIMOTHY WIRTH, A RISING STAR IN THE HOUSE, REPRESENT TRADITIONALLY REPUBLICAN DISTRICTS. STILL OTHERS, SUCH AS REP. RICHARD GEPHARDT OF MISSOURI, WHO HAS BEEN CLOSE TO DAVID STOCKMAN, AND SEN. GARY HART, OF HIS ARE IN MANY WAYS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THEIR HIGHTECH COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE AISLE. TSONGES GAVE THE GAME AWAY WHEN HE ADMITTED TO A REPORTER THAT THE GREATEST DANGER TO THE DEMOCRATS IS A RATIONAL RONALD REAGAN

THE AUTHORS DISCUSS THE 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND THE PROSPECTS FOR THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. THEY CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVERTISING IN THE CAMPAIGN, THE FAILURE OF NEOLIBERALISM, AND WHO DESERVES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

THE AUTHORS DISCUSS THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN STRATEGIES IN THE 1988 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.