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...poll, organized by former Ross Perot Pollster and current Institute of Politics Fellow Frank I. Luntz, asked 400 Harvard students a series of 198 questions on topics ranging from promiscuity to current events. The poll was given to 3,119 by League students overall...
...weekend rallies Perot has been holding in states where he ran well last November, he usually draws large, enthusiastic crowds. He artfully strokes the indignation of his overwhelmingly white, middle-class audiences. Like Ronald Reagan circa 1980, he provides endless examples of outrageous extravagance. Also like Reagan, he sometimes uses more fancy than fact. According to Perot, every federal employee can get "free college and graduate school all the way up to Ph.D. level." In fact, the program he cites is designed to train specialists in so-called shortage occupations. About 100 workers have participated since the scheme began...
When asked about 1996, Perot says that he would rather undergo major surgery without anesthesia than become a candidate. Yet he also said in January that he would run "if I have to," that is, if Clinton and the Congress fail to meet the country's needs as Perot defines them. With Perot steadily fiddling with the criteria, he gives himself two happy options. If the economy prospers and the deficit shrinks, he will doubtless claim credit for having forced Washington to face reality. If Clintonomics flops, Perot will have created the * rationale for an I-told-you-so candidacy...
CAPTION: Would you like to see Perot use his national organization, United We Stand America, to do the following...
...Perot keeps a high profile carping at Clinton...