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...polished -- and so evident. With a combination of money and moxie, the man who finished in third place last November has displayed a remarkable ability to stay in the headlines. Leaders of both parties treat him with deference as they calculate whether he can maintain what insiders call the "Perot 19" -- the 19% of the electorate that voted for him last year -- as a durable political force...
...billionaire contrarian has bad-mouthed most of the particulars in Clinton's economic plan, especially the short-term stimulus package. The White House response has been muted because the Clinton camp wants neither to alienate Perot by bickering with him nor to puff up his ego by trying to address his complaints. But its tolerance of Perot's opinions is wearing thin. Last week George Stephanopoulos, Clinton's communication's director, called Perot "a good sound-biter" who lacks a cohesive program of his own. For now at least, Perot has assumed the role of opposition spokesman, in part because...
...Perot has suffered almost no decline in popularity. In a TIME/CNN poll last week, 74% of those surveyed think Perot's presidential campaign was good for the U.S., while 51% think he should run for political office again, and 56% approve of the formation of his political group, United We Stand America. Perot hoped to improve those poll figures by airing a half-hour prime-time show on NBC last Sunday (price: $400,000) where he could deliver his familiar sermon against lobbyists representing foreign interests, the campaign financing system, profligate government spending and other targets...
...public response, he spent an additional $300,000 of his own money for "ballots" published in TV Guide. Viewers were encouraged to clip the 17-item ads and send them in for tabulation. Most of the questions, however, were phrased in biased fashion, virtually assuring the answers that support Perot's arguments. Those wishing to participate by phone were offered a 900 number. Computer wonks could use electronic bulletin boards...
...Perot will marshal the responses to demonstrate that Americans want reforms more drastic than either the White House or Congress is considering. If Clinton has often cribbed from Perot's text about the deficit and other issues, Perot keeps raising the standard to demonstrate that Clinton is only a reformer manque...