In the 1988 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush exploited
A) his record as a World War II hero.
B) concerns about government inattention to the emerging energy crisis.
C) fears of renewed inflation.
D) white Americans' racial fears of violent crime.

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During the 1988 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush's campaign famously utilized the Willie Horton ad to play on white Americans' racial fears of violent crime. This strategy was part of a broader approach to appeal to voters' concerns about law and order.

In the 1988 Presidential Campaign, George H