In 1988, Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis was portrayed as soft on defense.
What better way to fight a charge like that than to jump in an army tank, take a ride and get your picture taken?
It didn't work.
Political insiders use the 1988 Dukakis tank incident as an example of a campaign photo-op that's to be avoided at all costs: "Never let
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