The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) - 1992-03-20 - 2 of 2

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[0:00] uh Democrat. So I think I think the

[0:02] Clinton tactically handled but he he's

[0:04] he's trying to adjust to that role now

[0:06] being the leader the presumptive leader

[0:07] of the Democratic party as the nominee

[0:09] designate or or considered to be the

[0:12] likely nominee uh and having been the

[0:14] outsider and he doesn't want to forfeit

[0:16] as David pointed out that that mantle as

[0:18] the agent of Turley

[0:21] when people are looking for change it's

[0:22] the out of office candidate and the out

[0:24] of office party that most often

[0:26] represents change. George Bush has a

[0:28] very difficult task ahead of him

[0:30] politically to cast himself as the agent

[0:32] of change.

[0:33] >> David, um, on Clinton, can he now is he

[0:37] free now to just concentrate his

[0:39] attention on George Bush or does he have

[0:42] to also acknowledge Jerry Brown's

[0:44] presence in this race?

[0:45] >> Uh, well, as Mark pointed out last

[0:47] night, I think Bill Clinton is now going

[0:48] to be try to redefine his campaign by

[0:51] focusing much more intensively on on

[0:54] President Bush. the thrust of his

[0:55] argument will be against the current

[0:57] administration and the status quo. When

[0:59] questions come up, as Jim pushed him

[1:01] tonight on Jerry Brown, he'll answer

[1:02] those questions. But he clearly wants to

[1:04] treat Jerry Brown as a secondary figure

[1:06] while he marches through a series of

[1:08] primaries, winning by attacking George

[1:11] Bush, trying to build his stature as

[1:12] best he can uh and and trying to make

[1:14] himself look more electable. and his

[1:16] people point out that one of the things

[1:17] that's helped him in these primaries uh

[1:19] they feel is that is when he gets in he

[1:21] gets a chance to make his argument to

[1:23] the voters in a particular state by the

[1:24] end of a campaign he does very well

[1:26] against the president in a head-to-head

[1:28] race in that particular state if you

[1:30] look over the the list of primary states

[1:32] Bill Clinton is e is either ahead of

[1:34] George Bush or just even with him in

[1:36] most of those states.

[1:37] >> All right well we'll be seeing you again

[1:38] real soon Mark Shields and Alan Murray.

[1:42] Thank you.

[1:44] Again,

[1:52] the major stories of this Friday. The

[1:54] House and Senate met President Bush's

[1:56] March 20th deadline and passed an

[1:58] economic package. It lowered taxes on

[2:00] the middle class and raised them for the

[2:02] rich. Mr. Bush vetoed it before it

[2:04] reached his desk, saying he opposed tax

[2:06] increases of any kind. And Iraq gave in

[2:09] to United Nations demands to destroy its

[2:12] weapons. And finally, the Associated

[2:14] Press reported this afternoon the

[2:15] administration had lifted its so-called

[2:18] gag rule banning abortion counseling at

[2:20] federally funded clinics. The AP later

[2:23] clarified that report and said the gag

[2:25] rule had not been had been modified but

[2:27] not lifted. Good night, Charlene.

[2:29] >> Good night, Jim. That's the NewsHour for

[2:31] tonight. We'll be back on Monday. Have a

[2:33] good weekend. I'm Charlene Hunter G.

[2:34] Good night.

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