Kitty Dukakis, wife of the candidate for the presidency of 1988, dies at 88 years old
Perhaps the most lasting public moment for Mrs. Dukakis during the campaign was a matter of debate placed on her. The Moderator of the debate, Bernard Shaw of the CNN, had asked Mr. Dukakis: "Governor, if Kitty Dukakis had been raped and assassinated, would you prefer an irrevocable death penalty for the killer?""No, no, Bernard," replied Dukakis without emotion before reaffirming his opposition to the death penalty and discuss his record on crime. The analysts called the response tone, one of the worst in the history of the presidential debate, and said they had contributed to sinking the chances of Mr. Dukakis against his opponent, the vice -president George HW Bush, who continued to win 40 states and the presidency.Kitty Dukakis was embarrassed, he later told journalists. The scandalous...