Word: kerrey
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...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...
...better barometer than opinion polls. In 1988, the day before the election, Bush shares were trading 8 percentage points higher than DukakisU--almost exactly his victory margin in the popular vote. Currently, Clinton is the heavy favorite for the Democratic nomination, trading at 53 cents, followed by Kerrey at 14 cents. Tsongas is leading Harkin by nearly 2 cents; Jerry Brown started well at a penny but has fallen to 0.4 cents...
...plans and could devise policies to defray the costs of risky or experimental procedures. A more advanced form of universal care is the "single-payer" system, in which the government would completely replace private insurers and regulate physician fees. Such a system exists in Canada, and Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey has made a modified universal plan the centerpiece of his presidential campaign...
...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...
...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 for businesses is now getting a working over in the press. It's "the nature of the beast...