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By JOHN GOOLRICK
Rappahannock Newt Special Columniat
On the day it was announced that top political guns Hamilton Jordan and Ed Rollins had joined the Ross Perot campaign, I thought Perot had pulled off a real coup.
When polls showed Perot running ahead of both George Bush and Bill Clinton, I believed we were looking at one of the biggest political phenomenas in modern times. It seemed conceivable, given his money, the people he had gathered around him and the mood of the times, that Perot might get even more votes than the Republican and Democratic candidates for President.
But in an amazingly short period of time things unraveled and the campaign came apart. Perot never really formally announced his candidacy for President and never will. Those who supported him will play a big role in the coming contest, but will have to find whatever they are looking for within the framework of existing parties.
It all goes to show that political punditry in this day and age is risky business. All of the so-called experts are constantly being proven wrong. Last winter, for example, the big name analysts were saying Bill Clinton’s campaign was falling apart because of the character question. Clinton went on to easily win the Democratic nomination.
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