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Clinton had won his first mandate in 1992 against holder Republican George Bush With only 43% of votes, as independent Ross Perot had won almost 19%. Two years in Clinton’s mandate, Democrats have lost their majority in the House of Representatives for the first time since the 1950s, and many experts believed that Clinton, whose public support had decreased due to certain missteps – in particular on health care and its proposal to allow gay and lesbians to serve openly in the army (the “proposalDon’t ask, don’t say“The compromise was finally obtained) – would be a president of a mandate.
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However, the Republicans in the Congress, led by the President of the Chamber Newt Gingrichoften exercised policies in an uncompromising and conflictual way. In particular, after a budgetary impasse between the Republicans and Clinton in 1995 and 1996 – which forced two partial government farms, one for 22 days (the longest closure of government operations until this time, it was exceeded by a more moderate closure of 34 days in 2018-1919) – Clinton won considerable public support for its more moderate approach.
Clinton, confronted with little serious opposition, was easily renovated by the Democrats with his vice-president, Al Gore. On the republican side, however, Dole faced a rigid challenge of several contendersincluding conservative commentator Pat Buchananbusinessman Steve Forbesancient Tennessee US Governor and Secretary of Education Lamar Alexanderand conservative commentator and former diplomat Alan Keyes. During the first two Republican competitions, Dole has barely defeated Buchanan in the Iowa caucus (February 12) and Buchanan beaten Dole New Hampshire’s primary (February 20). In next week, Forbes won the victories Delaware And ArizonaWhile Dole won the victories in North Dakota And South Dakota. The two biggest main days on March 5 and March 12, however, Dole swept the contests, and he won each competition throughout the rest of the primary season, capturing the republican appointment. In June, Dole, who had spent more than three decades at the Congress, resigned from the US Senate, where he was the majority leader, to focus on his presidential candidacy. He selected Jack Kemp be your vice-presidential package.
Pierce entered the general electoral campaign as a candidate for the Reform partyBut he could not repeat the success he appreciated in 1992. A suited by an economy in recovery and increasingly strong, Clinton maintained two -digit tracks in the polls on Dole as the election day approaches. In the end, Clinton beat Dole, capturing 49% at 41% Dole and 8% perot. In the electoral collegeClinton won 379 votes against the Dole 159; Only five states had changed their 1992 votes, with ColoradoGeorgia, and Montana Getting away from Clinton and Clinton winning Arizona and Florida, which has made the first democrat since 1948 to win the first and the first since 1976 to win the second.
For the results of previous elections, see American presidential election of 1992. For the results of subsequent election, see Presidential election of the United States of 2000.
