It was initially thought that the 1992 Democratic nominee would be a sacrificial lamb, but that turned out not to be the case.
I was 2 at the time but did the thought not cross anyone’s mind that 4 straight terms in the modern era is virtually impossible? They were sick of GOP rule of the White House, look at some of the states he won: Arkansas (2), Louisiana (2), Tennessee (2), Kentucky (2), Montana (1), Arizona (1), Georgia (1)....
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these polls, Bush held pretty commanding leads well into the spring of 1992, and then Perot led until summer. It was only by July when Clinton became the polling favorite.