Bread & Circuses

A CURIOUS Republican pollster recently added a hypothetical match-up to one of his surveys. Bill Clinton enjoys a commanding lead over Bob Dole, but how would George Bush fare? It turns out that George Herbert Walker Bush would be favored over Clinton by 49 to 43 per cent. This confirmed the pollster’s conviction that President Clinton “is now renting voters from Dole.” Alas, watching Dole’s performance over the past weeks has persuaded dispirited conservatives that Clinton might have a long-term lease on those voters.

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Kate O'Beirne

Bread & Circuses

A CURIOUS Republican pollster recently added a hypothetical match-up to one of his surveys. Bill Clinton enjoys a commanding lead over Bob Dole, but how would George Bush fare? It turns out that George Herbert Walker Bush would be favored over Clinton by 49 to 43 per cent. This confirmed the pollster’s conviction that President Clinton “is now renting voters from Dole.” Alas, watching Dole’s performance over the past weeks has persuaded dispirited conservatives that Clinton might have a long-term lease on those voters.