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...three-way race, and 25% of Bush backers say the same. But the who-does-it-hurt-the-most question is fast becoming irrelevant. If he could keep his support through the fall -- the ultimate challenge for an independent candidate feeding on voter protest -- Perot would not be a spoiler but the front runner in the popular vote for President...
...alternative. "Tsongas is Greek for 'none of the above,' " quipped political analyst Kevin Phillips. Buoyed by his showing, Tsongas weighed a possible re-entry into the race for two days before deciding to stay out. He saw no real chance of winning the nomination and refused to be a spoiler, a term that bothered Brown...
...Indeed, his winning took me back to the option I rejected three weeks ago, the role of spoiler," Tsongas continued. "I reject any such role...
Tsongas told reporters last night that he wouldcarefully consider the results with his advisersbefore deciding whether to jump back into thecampaign. He emphasized that he did not want toplay the role of "spoiler" because it might hurtthe party...
Moreover, Tsongas believed he would have helped George Bush win another White House tour had he stayed in the race. "The alternative was clear -- to play the role of spoiler," he said. "That is not what I'm about. That is not worthy. I did not survive my ordeals in order to be the agent of the re- election of George Bush...