New York, Sept. 24 : Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis has accused Republican presidential candidate John McCain of promoting “race-baiting” tactics against his Democratic opponent Barack Obama.

Dukakis had an ominous warning for Barack Obama – “Don''t forget Willie Horton.”

In an interview with PolitickerMA. com, Dukakis claimed the McCain camp is using the same tactics that sunk his presidential campaign in 1988.

"The same thing is happening this year," the New York Daily News quoted him, as saying.

He was referring to a recent McCain Campaign ad that claimed Obama got advice from Franklin Raines, a former CEO of the recently bailed out mortgage giant Fannie Mae.