European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 10, 198b the stars and stripes Page 3 experience Reagan ties helped Bush women poor voters went for Dukakis by he associated press cd of i Bush Drew on a watered Down version of he Reagan coalition tuesday attracting independents and some. Democrats while Michael Dukakis won he support or voters who Felt excluded from National Prosperity exit polls indicated. Bush s experience weighed in his favor the polls said and his candidacy appeared to be boosted by affection Tor his Boss president Reagan. But Bush was nowhere near re creating the 18-Poinl Reagan landslide of1984. The polls said a majority of women voted for Dukakis As did just More than half of inc Democrat who voted to Reagan last time. Overall Bush was winning about 17 percent of the democratic voters Down from Reagan s 24 percent in 1984, but Dill a sizable share according to Abc news polls. Dukakis got 8 percent of Republican vain. As pre election poll anticipated. Bush led with several groups that went with Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Bush was leading among independents by 54-44 percent in a tics exit polls. Bush mirrored Reagan Down to the gender Gap running strongly among me but weaker among women the polls found1. Abc found Bush leading with men,36-43 percent but Dukakis ahead among women 51-48 percent. Bush did t appear to be Hurt by his selection of sen. Dan Quayle of ind Anaas his running male. While 16 percent in an Abc news Wall Street journal poll said they May have voted for Bush if he had not picked Quayle almost All of them were democrats. Abc news pollster Sheldon Gaw scr said his conclusion was that qua Etc had Little effect on the voting did it make a Point difference yeah  economic Well being was a key Factor. In Abc Wall Street journal polling Vot ers split evenly Over whether hey benefited from Reagan s economic policies. Of those doing better eight in 10 backed Bush of those doing worse eight in 10 backed Dukakis. But Bush held a narrow margin among the 12 percent of voters who were not sure whether Reagan s policies had helped them. This is very much an economic elec Tion. People arc in fact voting their pock a books said Gaw scr. People who have benefited Are much More Likely to vote for  Abc news polls found a similar re sult among those who said they were but scr off than eight years ago Bush won 78-21. Those who fell they were worse off Well for Dukakis 87-lx More than half of the voters polled approved of Reagan s performance As president 53 percent in the Abc Wall Street journal poll and nine in 10 of hem backed Bush. The 38 percent who disapproved of Reagan s work went for Dukakis in Simi Lar numbers the 9 percent unsure backed Dukakis even with Reagan s approval rating voters by 50-44 percent told the Abc Wall Street journal poll they wanted the country to change rather than continue its course. While eight in 10 of those who favored change supported Dukakis Bush got Theresa of Ihm plus n i no i n 10 of Hose who opposed change. Those who counted experience As tic most important Factor in their Choice backed Bush 94-6 percent in Abc news polling. He also was highly rated for being trustworthy in a crisis and As a Strong Leader the Abc Wall Street journal poll similarly found the greatest share of Bush s backers 29 percent saying they based their Choice on the Candi dates competence and experience. Another 24 percent cited National Security and defense policies 11 percent named economic policies. Forty percent of Dukakis supporters meanwhile said they based their Cho Iceon Domestic issues such As education and health an additional 15 percent cited economic policies. In Abc s poll Dukakis was inc Choice of voters looking for someone who cared about people and offered 3 vision for he future. He also won for Good judgment by 56-43 percent. There was some negative voting As Well thirteen percent of the voters who backed Bush and 19 percent of those who favored Dukakis said they made their Choice primarily out of dislike for the other candidate. Asked to single out one Issue where they most liked their candidate s stand seventeen percent lit Abc s polls said the Economy and they picked Bush sixteen percent said National de sense and they were for Bush 88-11. Eleven percent said axes and they were for Bush 73-26. Eleven percent said their Candi Date s stand on the problems of the poor and they were in the Dukakis Camp 91 g. Ten percent said health care and they favored Dukakis 82-18. The Abc results were based on an Ini tial 7,000 interviews with voters across the country. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage Points. The Abc Wall Street journal results were based on 9,650 interviews and had a margin of error of plus or minus i percentage Point. Quayle Sticks to proven election Day routine by the los Angeles times hunt1noton, ind. On election Day. In his Small Hometown the Republican vice presidential nominee stuck to the old routine hat has won him Success in every contest since his political debut 12years ago. He went to the dentist cast his vote in the county courthouse and stopped by Nick s Kitchen for a cup of Coffee and a Chat. But things were not the same and Dan Quayle knew it. So while secret service men kept crowds at Bay and television Crews pressed their cameras to the Glass Quayle talked to friends and former neighbors of a quite time. He stood behind the counter at Nick s and told of visiting inc cafe three years ago when he was still Ali ill known Junior senator a fellow Coffee Drinker Quayle remembered had looked at me and he says you look familiar and i says Well i m Dan Quayle. And he says of yeah. So what arc you doing these Days?1" after 11 weeks As the Republican vice presidential nominee Quayle knew tuesday that his Days of obscurity were Long past. In Huntington tuesday there were exuberant cheers and shouts from the Hometown faithful As Quayle and his wife Marilyn walked hand in hand Down the main is acct. But the local democratic Headquarters blared a taunting Anli Quayle tune i fought the War in Indi Ana and secret service agents were edgy after a Telephone threat against inc senator. A senior adviser meanwhile conceded that Quayle had been ordered away from hotly contested states in the Campaign s final week because internal polls showed thai his  ratings had soared to unprecedented Levels. And so the mood tuesday was bittersweet As Quayle look his leave of Huntington and returned to washing Dan Quayle after voting in Huntington ind. Ton to await inc results of the election that he and aides confidently expected would make him inc next Vic president. -. Expressing gratitude for the outpouring of affection shown to him. The vice presidential candidate spoke with apparent longing of his fond memories of this Small Rural  what you Sec is what it is Quayle said. There arc no surprises  with the Campaign Over except for the voting Quayle was outwardly confident but displayed a few election Day jitters when people go Inlo the voting Booth Only they know How they re going to vote he said and though we have our Hopes and aspirations nobody knows. Quayle expressed a determination to look Forward not backward after the election. He suggested that his contribution be measured by the republicans rapid comeback in inc polls since he joined the ticket Ina gust but it was Clear that a Stormy Campaign and critical news coverage had left enduring scars. S been a great ride Quayle told reporters on the final flight of his Campaign plane Hoosier i ride from Indianapolis to Washington. Then he  Days greater than others.". When Quayle donned a reporter s mask of Michae Dukakis and photographers began to snap pictures his wife became perturbed by his fraternization. That s enough. Dan she said through gritted Lech. Trying Tobe gracious she told the travelling press corps that the Quayle would presume that All the inaccurate report ing had come from others. Asked How he would now seek to repair any damage. To his image Quayle suggested that he could not incas concerned about shaping or reshaping my image he said i m going into probably one of the worst offices to do that and thai is the vice  Kennedy says democrats Bysh can work together Boston a sen. Edward m. Ken Nedy predicted tuesday night that a Democrat controlled Congress would be Able to cooperate on economic policy with Republican George Bush in the presidency. Kennedy interviewed by a . Television network said the problems facing the United slates Are too important for the Congress not to work with the presi  we re going to have to Deal with these issues. There has been a Tough feeling in regard to the negative campaigning but 1 think everyone under stands the problems arc Loo important not for us to work together said the Massachusetts Democrat who won re election tuesday night v. V television networks projected Earl that Bush would defeat democratic candidate Michael Dukakis and that the democrats would retain control of bathhouses of Congress. Asked whether he envisioned income tax increases during the upcoming administration Kennedy said. _ i Don t think you have 10 in terms of individual taxes or corporate taxes f think there Are programs that can be Cut savings that can be made the subsidization of the nuclear Industry for  Kennedy said he favored some Cut backs of programs in the Federal budget to pin us Back on a sound economic role bul he did not specify where Sav Ings could be made to help balance the huge budget deficit the senator also advocated higher taxes on foreign invest ment in the United Stales saying it was not taxed at the Rale that it should