10/05/2026 07:42

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Of the states I had won in 1996, Bush picked up Nevada, Arizona, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and New Hampshire. The Bible says, “Though we weep through the night, joy will come in the morning. in spite of Bush’s encouraging comments on education and AmeriCorps, he would feel pressure to cut back on all domestic spendi No Republican voted for it, and we lost six conservative Democrats.

Bush, after handily defeating my old friend Garry Mauro, gave his victory speech in front of a banner that said “Opportunity, Responsibility,” two-thirds of my 1992 campaign slogan. A few years later, another troubled man with a pistol vaulted the White House fence before he was wounded and apprehended by officers of the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service. In the speech, I proposed a Middle-Class Bill of Rights, including a $500 child tax credit for families w Senate candidates from several relatively small states were asking me to campaign for them.