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...stretching to say that there is a little bit of Ross Perot in Dick Lamm: arrogance, elitism, a close personal identification with Paul Revere. The Coloradan can be "aloof and unforgiving," concedes brother Tom, a lawyer in Boulder, Colorado. "He is driven by ideas, not what others think of him." For at least this brief moment, Lamm has claimed the spotlight. But he will soon be competing not just with Perot but also with the Olympics and then the major-party conventions for airtime and oxygen. And when voters do take a look, just about everyone will find something...
Last time out, Perot hurt Bush more than he hurt Clinton; 43% of Perot voters were independents, 31% were Republicans and 26% were Democrats. Lamm, on the other hand, having been a Democratic Governor and as a pro-choice environmentalist, may well hurt Clinton more--a point made by Lamm's wife Dottie, a devout Democrat and a friend of Hillary's who warned her husband that she doesn't want a Dole victory on her conscience. Formerly a Clinton supporter, Lamm himself has repeatedly blasted the President for breaking faith. "You choose to pander to America's special interests...
...long as Clinton's diet-substance strategy is working so well, he's not likely to hustle to appropriate Lamm's message, unless anyone seems to be buying it. And selling it may take more time than Lamm has. In June he spoke to rave reviews at California's Reform Party state convention. "It was one of those magic first dates," he says, "where pretty soon you are holding hands. We really clicked." So a Democratic pollster asked state voters whom they would favor in a four-way contest: Clinton, Dole, Ralph Nader (from the Green Party) or Lamm. Lamm...
...Lamm-ination...
...Lamm Sacrificial Lamm Silence of the Lamm...