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Political consultant Ed Rollins, in his account, Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms, of Ross Perot's 1992 presidential campaign [BOOK EXCERPT, Aug. 12], still seems not to appreciate how acceptable (and cost-effective) Perot's departure from "normal" campaigning was. And Perot's approach was so in tune with his assaults on wasteful government spending that he appeared to be setting the right example of how to run for President without spending exorbitant sums. Perot's political instincts were probably correct when he refused a Rollins-recommended campaign that would have cost $147 million. In view of Perot's military...
...Rollins said about me in your excerpt of his book is true, and that's about par for his course. The true part is that I was indeed squeezed out as editor of the Chicago Tribune and that I thought Rollins was a complete misfit in the 1992 Ross Perot presidential campaign. It is untrue that I ever undermined Rollins or Perot aide Hamilton Jordan in any fashion, that I ever said one critical word about advertising consultant Hal Riney or that I ever leaked information about Rollins, Riney or anyone else during the campaign. Jordan and I were always...
...just me, or does the illustration you ran of Perot and a photo showing him in profile also remind others of the Penguin character in Batman? DON MOSS Springfield, Illinois...
...CANDIDATE] ROSS PEROT tennis (and some riding...
...control advocate Sarah Brady, whose husband was shot during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. Clinton enters with a slight lead on GOP challenger Bob Dole. According to an ABC News tracking poll released Sunday, among likely voters, Clinton leads Dole by a 47-42 margin, with Ross Perot at 7 percent. A CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll puts Clinton leads at 12 points -->