If Finkelstein were to apply his logic to Lee Atwater's Willie Horton strategy, he'd have to write, Not race but crime served as the prime scapegoat of George Bush's 1988 campaign.
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With Horton's strategy, crime can bee seen as the main patsy during Bush's 1988 campaign.
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Blaming minorities was George Bush's main reason for problems during his 1988 campaign.