▁collect ively , ▁" Re agan om ics "), ▁the ▁mid - to - late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁saw ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁stability . ▁The ▁hall mark ▁for ▁Re agan om ics ▁was , ▁in ▁part , ▁the ▁wide - scale ▁der eg ulation ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁interests , ▁and ▁tax ▁cut s ▁for ▁the ▁wealth y . ▁ ▁D uk ak is ▁ran ▁on ▁a ▁soci ally ▁liberal ▁platform , ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁higher ▁economic ▁reg ulation ▁and ▁environmental ▁protection . ▁Bush , ▁altern atively , ▁ran ▁on ▁a ▁campaign ▁of ▁continu ing ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁policies ▁of ▁former ▁President ▁Re agan ▁- ▁which ▁gained ▁him ▁much ▁support ▁with ▁social ▁conserv atives ▁and ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁Additionally , ▁while ▁the ▁economic ▁programs ▁passed ▁under ▁Re agan , ▁and ▁further ed ▁under ▁Bush ▁and ▁Cl inton , ▁may ▁have ▁boost ed ▁the ▁economy ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period , ▁they ▁are ▁critic ized ▁by ▁many ▁anal yst s ▁as ▁" setting ▁the ▁stage " ▁for ▁economic ▁troubles ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁State ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Great ▁Rec ession . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Results ▁by ▁county ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁G ulf ▁War ▁ ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁Ark ansas ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁D ent on ▁Urban ▁District ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁district ▁in ▁England ▁from