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[[Image:92-main.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush]] In the '''1992 presidential election''', [[President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] stood for reelection.  He had received strong support for the way he had handled foreign relations during his term in office, but the economy had slumped.  Bush had the confidence of the [[Republican]] party, which nominated him for reelection after he easily brushed aside a campaign by [[Pat Buchanan]].  The [[Democrats]], after a more protracted primary season, nominated young [[Arkansas]] [[Governor]], [[Bill Clinton]], as their [[candidate]].  Wealthy oil-businessman named [[H. Ross Perot]] also ran as an independent bringing together a new [[Reform Party]]. The candidates appeared in several live televised [[Presidential Debates]], which included not only the two major party candidates but also the sometimes quirky, but very charismatic, Perot who proved to have a "folksy" delivery that gave him a strong following. Clinton won a majority of the [[Electoral College]] despite receiving only a [[plurality]] of the popular vote after Perot was able to garner almost 20% of the vote.

[[Image:92-main.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush]] In the '''1992 presidential election''', [[President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] stood for reelection.  He had received strong support for the way he had handled foreign relations during his term in office, but the economy had slumped.  Bush had the confidence of the [[Republican Party]], which nominated him for reelection after he easily brushed aside a campaign by [[Pat Buchanan]].  The [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], after a more protracted primary season, nominated young Arkansas Governor [[Bill Clinton]], as their candidate.  Wealthy oil-businessman named [[Ross Perot]] also ran as an independent bringing together a new [[Reform Party]]. The candidates appeared in several live televised [[Presidential Debates]], which included not only the two major party candidates but also the sometimes quirky, but very charismatic, Perot who proved to have a "folksy" delivery that gave him a strong following. Clinton won a majority of the [[Electoral College]] despite receiving only a [[plurality]] of the popular vote after Perot was able to garner almost 20% of the vote.

==Campaign==

==Campaign==

Bush enjoyed historically high approval ratings after his decisive [[military]] victory in [[Operation Desert Storm]] in 1991, but that had evaporated by the time of the election. Ironically, the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] and collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] under Bush's Presidency hurt him in his reelection [[campaign]] in that it resulted in [[foreign policy]] not being a prominent issue, with no Soviet threat. The campaign focused almost entirely on domestic concerns and an [[economy]] that was believed to still be in a recession.

Bush enjoyed historically high approval ratings after his decisive military victory in [[Operation Desert Storm]] in 1991, but that had evaporated by the time of the election. Ironically, the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] and collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] under Bush's Presidency hurt him in his reelection campaign in that it resulted in foreign policy not being a prominent issue, with no Soviet threat. The campaign focused almost entirely on domestic concerns and an economy that was believed to still be in a recession.

A prominently placed sign in Clinton’s campaign headquarters read "It’s the economy, stupid!" Bill Clinton ran a different, more youthful campaign, by making frequent appearances on MTV and daytime talk-shows, and took questions from live [[audience]]s, which proved to be a comfortable setting for him. He distanced himself from past Democratic Party candidates like [[George McGovern]], [[Walter Mondale]] and [[Michael Dukakis]], by running as a centrist. He cited the ticket’s support of the [[death penalty]], a balanced budget, middle class [[tax]] cuts and a desire to "end [[welfare]] as we know it."  Clinton had baggage of avoiding the [[Vietnam War]] and past drug use, but the press didn't push those themes and disenchantment with Bush won out.  

A prominently placed sign in Clinton’s campaign headquarters read "It’s the economy, stupid!" Bill Clinton ran a different, more youthful campaign, by making frequent appearances on MTV and daytime talk-shows, and took questions from live [[audience]]s, which proved to be a comfortable setting for him. He distanced himself from past Democratic Party candidates like [[George McGovern]], [[Walter Mondale]] and [[Michael Dukakis]], by running as a centrist. He cited the ticket’s support of the [[death penalty]], a balanced budget, middle class [[tax]] cuts and a desire to "end [[welfare]] as we know it."  Clinton had baggage of avoiding the [[Vietnam War]] and past drug use, but the press didn't push those themes and disenchantment with Bush won out.  

In Ross Perot’s surprisingly strong third-party campaign he ran as a successful businessman who was qualified to fix the economy. He damaged the Bush campaign by asserting that the economy was worse then it was and giving disenchanted voters who didn't want to support Clinton a protest vote.  After Clinton had been elected President, economic numbers came out showing that the recession had actually ended before the election, but the public didn't have this information when they voted.

In Ross Perot’s surprisingly strong third-party campaign he ran as a successful businessman who was qualified to fix the economy. He damaged the Bush campaign by asserting that the economy was worse then it was and giving disenchanted voters who didn't want to support Clinton a protest vote.  After Clinton had been elected President, economic numbers came out showing that the recession had actually ended before the election, but the public didn't have this information when they voted.

==Results==

==Results==

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==References==

==References==

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