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As the campaign swings into its final two weeks, George Bush’s team hopes for a shot in the arm from the whistle-stop trip through South Carolina and Georgia, while Bill Clinton plans to end his barnstorming in the Midwest. . . . Ross Perot wild card still looks, as predicted initially, most troublesome in Texas and Florida; Evans & Novak report that in Miami Bush is in trouble even among Cubans, an important part of Reagan coalition. . . . Things looking up for Bush in Michigan and Wisconsin, thanks largely to Govs. John Engler and Tommy Thompson. . . . Among Clin-tonians seeing a future for themselves, Arkansas Democrat Gazette cites Admiral William Crowe—whom it describes as “hired gun” covering for Clinton draft evasion—thinking of himself as Defense Secretary.

Senate races to watch: In New York, fairly conservative GOP incumbent Alfonse D’Amato and standard liberal Dem Robert Abrams are neck and neck in polls; Abrams is way ahead in mudslinging. D’Amato had accused Abrams of not, as N.Y. Attorney General, being rigorous in refusing contributions from people with business pending before his office. Abrams in turn called D’Amato a “fascist.” (Abrams apologized to the public, but not to D’Amato.) Gloria Steinem upped the ante by saying D’Amato had “exactly the same” position on abortion as “the National Socialists in Germany.” Rudolph Giuliani, once expected to challenge D’Amato in primary, has been campaigning for him. . . . Wisconsin’s conservative GOP incumbent Robert Kasten is coming back against humorous (and laughable) leftwing challenger Russ Feingold.

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As the campaign swings into its final two weeks, George Bush’s team hopes for a shot in the arm from the whistle-stop trip through South Carolina and Georgia, while Bill Clinton plans to end his barnstorming in the Midwest. . . . Ross Perot wild card still looks, as predicted initially, most troublesome in Texas and Florida; Evans & Novak report that in Miami Bush is in trouble even among Cubans, an important part of Reagan coalition. . . . Things looking up for Bush in Michigan and Wisconsin, thanks largely to Govs. John Engler and Tommy Thompson. . . . Among Clin-tonians seeing a future for themselves, Arkansas Democrat Gazette cites Admiral William Crowe—whom it describes as “hired gun” covering for Clinton draft evasion—thinking of himself as Defense Secretary.

Senate races to watch: In New York, fairly conservative GOP incumbent Alfonse D’Amato and standard liberal Dem Robert Abrams are neck and neck in polls; Abrams is way ahead in mudslinging. D’Amato had accused Abrams of not, as N.Y. Attorney General, being rigorous in refusing contributions from people with business pending before his office. Abrams in turn called D’Amato a “fascist.” (Abrams apologized to the public, but not to D’Amato.) Gloria Steinem upped the ante by saying D’Amato had “exactly the same” position on abortion as “the National Socialists in Germany.” Rudolph Giuliani, once expected to challenge D’Amato in primary, has been campaigning for him. . . . Wisconsin’s conservative GOP incumbent Robert Kasten is coming back against humorous (and laughable) leftwing challenger Russ Feingold.