George H. W. Bush, Vice President 
Bob Dole, U.S. senator from Kansas
Pat Robertson, televangelist from Virginia
Jack Kemp, U.S. representative from New York
Pierre S. du Pont, IV, former governor of Delaware
Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State, from Pennsylvania
Ben Fernandez, former Special Ambassador to Paraguay, from California
Paul Laxalt, former United States Senator from Nevada
Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense from Illinois
Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota

Bush unexpectedly came in third in the Iowa caucus, which he had won in 1980, behind Dole and Robertson.
Dole was also leading in the polls of the New Hampshire primary, and the Bush camp responded by running television commercials portraying Dole as a tax raiser, while Governor John H. Sununu campaigned for Bush.
Dole did nothing to counter these ads and Bush won, thereby gaining crucial momentum, which he called "Big Mo".

Once the multiple-state primaries such as Super Tuesday began, Bush's organizational strength and fund raising lead were impossible for the other candidates to match, and the nomination was his.

The Republican Party convention was held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bush was nominated unanimously and selected U.S. Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana as his running mate.
In his acceptance speech, Bush made the pledge "Read my lips: No new taxes," which contributed to his loss in the 1992 election.
George H. W. Bush, Vice President 
Bob Dole, U.S. senator from Kansas
Pat Robertson, televangelist from Virginia
Jack Kemp, U.S. representative from New York
Pierre S. du Pont, IV, former governor of Delaware
Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State, from Pennsylvania
Ben Fernandez, former Special Ambassador to Paraguay, from California
Paul Laxalt, former United States Senator from Nevada
Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense from Illinois
Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota

Bush unexpectedly came in third in the Iowa caucus, which he had won in 1980, behind Dole and Robertson. Dole was also leading in the polls of the New Hampshire primary, and the Bush camp responded by running television commercials portraying Dole as a tax raiser, while Governor John H. Sununu campaigned for Bush. Dole did nothing to counter these ads and Bush won, thereby gaining crucial momentum, which he called "Big Mo".
Once the multiple-state primaries such as Super Tuesday began, Bush's organizational strength and fund raising lead were impossible for the other candidates to match, and the nomination was his. 
The Republican Party convention was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bush was nominated unanimously and selected U.S. Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana as his running mate. In his acceptance speech, Bush made the pledge "Read my lips: No new taxes," which contributed to his loss in the 1992 election.
1988 United States presidential election