Similarity -- The Democrats nominate a mainstream liberal with little experience to head the ticket. And a running mate who is highly regarded by both parties (or was, as most Republicans conveniently forget their admiration of Democrats in election years).
Difference -- The 1988 D nominee was a white guy, despite the funny name. He somehow managed to win West Virginia. The 2008 nominee is an uppity elitist coon African American who couldn't win West Virginia if the other ticket was Stalin/Lenin.
Actually no. An SNL commercial parody ended with the tag line "Vote for Bush, he''s whiter."
I would call Dukakis experienced and call Obama as representing the left of the Democratic Party.
I would also question if Palin is that conservative, as opposed to libertarian.
And your point is?
Yes, even on some social issues, she tends to say, "that's up to the voters."
That's not my definition of libertarian
