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Clinton was best on what he is best about -- policy. As usual, he knew more about more issues than anyone present. Bush could have at least scored for humor if he had repeated his stump line about Clinton having more programs than there are problems. His answers were forthright and comprehensive, and almost miraculously, he avoided making long lists in all but a few answers. On the stump Clinton can appear too smart; indeed, at times he is almost smart- alecky, like the kid who raises his hand to remind the teacher that he forgot to assign homework over Christmas...
...therapyspeak. But, says Gore, "if the language I use or the ideas that I discuss are a little bit out in front of what the conventional political wisdom says, I don't care." It's not that Gore is rubbing crystals or espousing a national 12-step program. His stump speech is standard fare; he follows the "Q. and M." -- question and message of the day -- in countless public appearances. But the Tennessean can subtly slip into words like "dysfunction" and "inner child" as adroitly as his supporters buckle on their Birkenstocks. He makes eye contact when someone talks about...
...your basic campaign stump speech. But when Vice President Dan Quayle derides Gore's notions as "pretty bizarre stuff," he may not be aware that millions of people attend support groups every week in the U.S. "A lot of political professionals don't begin to suspect the extent to which millions of Americans have begun to think about these things -- the richness of their inner lives," Gore says...
...Baker's strategy is on full display. That it has so far failed miserably says nothing about the final outcome, and Ross Perot offers one last chance for success. Consider the state of play till now and what the nation will probably see this month -- on television, on the stump and especially in the debates. To date, none of the attacks on Bill Clinton's character have stuck. Voters' fears about the economy have outlasted the mud. "We have absolutely no credibility on domestic matters," concedes a Bush aide, "and Clinton is seen as Reagan, as a guy who knows...
Richards, who will be on the stump for ArkansasGov. Bill Clinton this month, strongly endorsedthe Democratic presidential nominee...