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Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers
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« on: July 10, 2007, 12:41:16 AM »
I don't see Ross Perot as dramatically shifting the states, Clinton would of won anyway. But he put budget deficits back on the table and made it a chief concern for both parties ever since he ran. And since 92, both parties especially the Dems are concerned with balanced budgets and I think that was the main factor in GH Bush's defeat. Perot affected the overall debate and the states voted accordingly.
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Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers
olawakandi
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2007, 02:01:15 AM »
I don't think Perot took votes away from Clinton he brought out more voters, and with higher turnout they might otherwise vote Democratic.
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