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...Clinton, winning in '96 required reverting to the themes he'd pushed successfully in '92. He had to adopt everything the nation thought was good about Republicanism and then go further and paint the Republicans themselves, or at least the Gingrichites, as beyond the centrist pale. The Great Repositioning began with a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign that debuted in the summer of 1995 in selected, midsize media markets--away from the national press corps' cynical gaze. The very first spot, aired on June 27, telegraphed the President's strategy: Clinton wouldn't be out-toughed. In that ad a solemn...
...systems that never fail. Most of us dutifully report the torrent of bite-size initiatives his policy wonks are churning out, from free cell phones for neighborhood-watch groups to a Website for locating deadbeat dads. We come to both admire and resent his newfound discipline: be presidential, be centrist, be practical. The drama leaches away. Clinton commits few gaffes, raises millions and stays shockingly on schedule...
...remaining as polarized as they have been, the two dominant parties continue to fan the flames of interest in an alternative. According to Gordon Black, a pollster who specializes in third-party movements, "Voters' fundamental problem with the Democratic and Republican parties is still unresolved. They want a centrist voice. So it isn't as bleak for a third party as it looks...
ADAM SMITH Democrat--Washington 9th A moderate candidate in a centrist district, Smith was the third Democratic pickup in Washington this fall. He did it by painting incumbent Randy Tate as a Gingrich crony...
...President's overwhelming re-election victory reflects more than just Bill Clinton's return to his centrist, New Democratic roots, and more than his opponents' failure to stake out alternative positions. Instead the Clinton victory represents a fresh and indeed a novel approach to politics that could well change the way both major parties appeal to the electorate in the future. Congressional Democrats, who failed to retake Congress after losing control in 1994, would do well to study the differences between their approach and the President's if they are to regain majority-party status...