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...time when Perot should have been enhancing the electorate's picture of him, his message stagnated. What did get through to the public was largely negative. Tough press accounts of Perot's business practices, particularly his use of private investigators, made an impression. So did the constant assertion that Perot lacked a program to flesh out his promise of "action, action, action." When asked if "the lack of detail in Perot's proposals for solving the country's problems" worried them, 61% of voters said...
...When is it going to be fun again?" Perot asked his advisers several times. The intensity of criticism was clearly getting to Perot. Instead of fun, every maneuver seemed to cause new pain. His policy advisers finally crafted a fiscal program incorporating his ideas about reducing the federal deficit. It contained such an austere mix of spending cuts and tax increases that Perot realized it would be hazardous to his political health to adopt it. If I do the right thing, he complained, I lose. "Do I change my position...
Last Wednesday morning, a mediation attempt by Luce having failed, Rollins quit. Jordan was named the sole manager, and Luce announced that the campaign would continue. In fact, Perot had been thinking for a day or two about withdrawing but told no one. Perot canceled two appearances scheduled for later in the week and took counsel with himself. That night Perot met with Luce and Meyerson. Though they talked for an hour, Perot's mind was already made up. Meyerson made the case for fighting on. "This is what I'm going to do," Perot replied. "I'm going...
...Thursday morning announcement, Perot said that because "the Democratic Party has revitalized itself," he no longer could hope for a clear victory in November. Thus the election would be decided in the House of ; Representatives. That, he said, "would be disruptive to the country." Anyway, he continued, the outpouring of volunteer support for his candidacy had already accomplished its mission. The major-party candidates "are basically focused totally on the things that so concerned" voters demanding change...
...fact, the Perot camp had realized for weeks that a three-way race could push the decision into the House and discussed that possibility. Further, Bill Clinton's pitch and program today differ only in nuance from what he and some of the other Democrats were saying as early as January, before Perot promised to wage "a world-class campaign" if volunteers succeeded in their petition drives...