Michael Dukakis Fast Facts November 8, 1988 – Loses the election to Bush by roughly seven million votes, earning 111 electoral votes in the Electoral College to Bush’s 426. 1991-present – Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University in Boston and visiting professor at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA. 2000 – Publishes “How to Get Into Politics and Why: A Reader,” […]