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Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin spoke the most loudly against Bush, befitting the image he has created for himself as "The only real Democrat" in the campaign. Early in the debate, Harkin cited his "proven record of beating Republicans," and called for "a clean break with Reagan-Bush trickle-down economics...
...extent that Clinton suffers attrition in New Hampshire, Tsongas stands to benefit far more than Kerrey, Harkin or former Governor Jerry Brown of California. Since mid-January, as the others floundered, Tsongas has become Clinton's main challenger in the first primary. Favorable news coverage and his performances in televised debates have also raised him above asterisk status in national surveys. While New Hampshire polls continue to depict a skittish electorate, Tsongas' support is less volatile than that of his rivals, and in one survey late last week Tsongas held a shaky lead. "He's everyone's first or second...
Iowans may love favorite son TOM HARKIN, but last week on the eve of their caucuses, some of his neighbors were trading Harkin futures at just 8 cents. THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA has been operating a futures market in presidential prospects for students, faculty and staff. In the winner-take-all gamble, top share price is $1; the average investment is $15. Traders at about 20 other college campuses, including UCLA, Caltech, Northwestern and the University of Virginia, will soon be able to play. So far, the market seems to be a better barometer than opinion polls...
...political fallout has been swift and stunning. Two of Clinton's competitors, Tom Harkin and Bob Kerrey, who gingerly avoided all but the mildest comments on the subject of Clinton's troubled marriage and Flowers' charges, have come out swinging. Both "wonder" if Clinton is telling the truth, and with the Feb. 18 New Hampshire primary only a week away, they are pressing the issue forcefully. They are lagging badly in the polls, and attacking Clinton offers their only hope for an upset. The last candidate debate, on Feb. 16, will probably provide the most intense mudslinging in years...
...were at 3% in the polls, none of this stuff would be given any currency," Clinton confided last Thursday. "The focus is always on the front runner." Clinton is right, of course. If Harkin were ahead of the field, his war record would be reviled. In the past, Harkin claimed he flew combat missions in Vietnam; in fact, he merely ferried fighters to the war zone. If Kerrey had the edge, the child-labor-law violations at the restaurant chain he founded would lead the campaign coverage. "This is the big leagues," says Paul Tsongas, whose own big-bucks lobbying...