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...about it. The continuing divisions among Democrats and the new unity among Republicans raise more doubt than ever whether any health-care bill remotely resembling Clinton's plan -- or any bill whatsoever -- can find a majority. Prospects were not improved by an agreement last week under which Ross Perot will put up about $1 million for a TV show to be produced by the Republican National Committee critiquing Clinton's plans...
This new influence, along with the instability of the "[Ross] Perot Phenomenon" has the "capability to destroy the Republican party altogether...
...Committee, Harry and Louise find themselves facing a major health-care crisis. He's muffled with bandages, has lost his job and insurance. "You said you'd never lose your job, so we'd always be covered," Louise angrily elbows Harry. No word yet on what, if anything, Ross Perot intends to do to the bereft couple. parparFor a full transcript of the ad, see the Daily News Archives.parparparpar
Republican Party officials confirmed that Ross Perot offered them $1 million to promote their own ideas on health care on national TV. Apparently Perot and Republican national chairman Haley Barbour arebrewing up an hour-long program that slams President Clinton'shealth-reform plan and touts low-budget G.O.P. alternatives. The chart-flipping Texan reportedly opened his wallet after he saw what he thought was an unfair two-hour NBC television special on health care.parpar
...lots of candidates want to make a down payment. In the Texas Democratic Senate primary this year, opponents of former Ross Perot aide Richard Fisher ridiculed him for describing himself as a "small businessman." He earns millions of dollars a year as a money manager. But Fisher spent $1.8 million of it on the primary and won. Likewise, legal-services entrepreneur Joel Hyatt's matronly opponent for an Ohio Democratic senatorial nomination employed what the local press dubbed a "Mom vs. the Millionaire" offense; Hyatt retaliated with $209,000 in television spots the week of their primary...