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Article: Runners and riders in the White House stakes
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 6, 1996
CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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BILL CLINTON The Perils of Pauline President Ladbrokes odds to
win in November: 4-7 on
Gennifer Flowers and the Vietnam draft nearly finished him four
years ago; now, as primary season rolls around again, it's Hillary,
Whitewater and Paula Jones. And yet 1992's self-appointed Comeback
Kid somehow wriggles free of every scrape. Written off after the
Republican sweep of Congress a year ago, he now starts the campaign
odds-on favourite for a second term, having hijacked many of the
Republicans' best lines.
No politician can change position faster - and none is better on
the stump. At 49, he's younger than all but one of his rivals. His
financial war-chest is full, there's not a Democratic ...