The US has had two Presidents named George Bush, those being George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. So you should state which one you are asking about (although they both made similar promises, as indeed all Presidents do, to solve the problems of America).
To not raise taxes
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The elder George Bush won the Election of 1988.
Bill Clinton ran against George H.W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election, not in 1988. In the 1988 election, George H.W. Bush ran against Michael Dukakis.
George H.W. Bush became president in 1988. This Presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election. He was the forty first president.
There was no national election in the U.S. in 1989. George Bush became president in 1989 after winning the presidential election held in 1988.
President George H. W. Bush won the election of 1988 then lost the election of 1992, after which he did not run again. His son, President George W. Bush, never lost a Presidential election.
- A recession- Bush's infamous campaign promise of "Read my lips: No new taxes!". After the recession broke out, Bush agreed to raise taxes.
John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election Florida cast its 10 electoral votes for Richard Nixon. George Bush won the 1988 presidential election defeating Michael Dukakis. In the 1988 presidential election Florida cast its 21 electoral votes for George Bush. William Clinton won the 1992 presidential election defeating incumbent President George Bush. In the 1992 presidential election Florida cast its 25 electoral votes for George Bush.
Republican Party candidate George H.W. Bush won the 1988 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Michael Dukakis. In the 1988 presidential election George Bush received 426 electoral votes and Michael Dukakis received 111 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Bush 48,886,097 and Dukakis 41,809,074.
Republican Party candidate George H.W. Bush won the 1988 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Michael Dukakis. In the 1988 presidential election George Bush received 426 electoral votes and Michael Dukakis received 111 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Bush 48,886,097 and Dukakis 41,809,074.
George H.W. Bush defeated democrat Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. George W. Bush defeated democratic Vice-President Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, and democrat John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
He would not allow tax increases.
Unpatriotic Dukakis is soft on crime