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Will Clinton make good on these promises? We can never be sure. But for now, his promises are better than Bush's record. And better than Ross Perot's one-liners...
...love American Politics. I love the kitsch, the glamour, the lies, the outrageous slander. However it is so overtly theatrical, a circus of the grotesque and iniquitous (is Ross Perot's campaign chief really named Orson Swindle?), that's it's hard to believe it really matters. When the candidates hurl statistics at each other, assign the problems of a nation to its deficit, or impugn each others' characters, we are lost in a sea of words and accusations, whose truth and importance lies beyond cognition. As campaign teams battle with Vietnam, or tax rises, they attempt to sway...
CLINTONBUSH PEROT Reprimands 4 8, including one stern lecture on the rules from moderator Jim Lehrer 6 Non-Answers Only one. Only one. 4, including 3 on the same question (which he never did answer) Power Accessories Black suit, a reprisal of the light blue shirt from last time, red tie with blue dot pattern. Black suit, very bright red tie, with blue and yellow flecks. Bush's flecks were larger than Clinton's dots. Gray suit, tie with wide diagonal dark, medium and light blue stripes. First tie without any red in the debates. Body Language .Looks of Utter...
...opening phase, the seven weeks from the end of the conventions to the eve of the debates, was mostly motion, without progress. In seven polls released shortly before the debate, Clinton's lead continued in double digits, averaging 12 points; President Bush's support averaged only 35%. Ross Perot was at 10%, though his sharp and engaging debate performance may improve his standing. So far, his witty barbs may have damaged Bush's candidacy more than they helped...
...first encounter, a hoarse Clinton wins on points, partly because Perot proves so adept at blasting Bush's record...