A SUDDEN OPENING FOR THE DEMOCRATS.

The article highlights the lifted hope of U.S. Democrats in the 1988 Presidential campaign brought about by the sagging economy and several unforeseen obstacles for Republicans candidates U.S. Vice-President George Bush and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole. It also looks into the Democrats' discovery of a campaign strategy called old-fashioned populism. Meanwhile, the inability of Bush to shake off about the Iran-contra affair has sent his credibility plummeting.