Presidential Elections 1992 Colorado

Prospective presidential candidate Ross Perot praised Colorado supporters Friday who turned in almost 30 times as many signatures as needed to qualify him for the state's November ballot, saying that they had "blown away the political Establishment." Continuing a campaign-type cross-country jaunt that began in California on Thursday and ends today in Massachusetts, Perot jokingly told his Colorado crowd: "You kind of overdid here."

Prospective presidential candidate Ross Perot praised Colorado supporters Friday who turned in almost 30 times as many signatures as needed to qualify him for the state's November ballot, saying that they had "blown away the political Establishment." Continuing a campaign-type cross-country jaunt that began in California on Thursday and ends today in Massachusetts, Perot jokingly told his Colorado crowd: "You kind of overdid here."

So many people turned out to see former California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. at a coffeehouse here earlier this week that police had to close off the street to accommodate the overflow. At another stop on the same campaign swing, Brown's appearance at the University of Colorado in Boulder attracted an audience estimated at more than 2,000 people--one of the largest crowds to turn out for a Democratic presidential contender anywhere to date.

President Bush defeated conservative television commentator Patrick J. Buchanan in the Georgia, Maryland and Colorado Republican primaries Tuesday, but a large Buchanan vote and the anti-Bush attitude of many of his supporters underscored a split in the GOP that threatens to weaken Bush in the general election. In the Georgia primary, hotly contested by both candidates, Buchanan's final vote was very close to the 37% he polled against Bush in the New Hampshire primary.

President Bush defeated conservative television commentator Patrick J. Buchanan in the Georgia, Maryland and Colorado Republican primaries Tuesday, but a large Buchanan vote and the anti-Bush attitude of many of his supporters underscored a split in the GOP that threatens to weaken Bush in the general election. In the Georgia primary, hotly contested by both candidates, Buchanan's final vote was very close to the 37% he polled against Bush in the New Hampshire primary.

Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton revived his presidential hopes in Georgia by combining overwhelming support among blacks with the blue-collar, downscale base he built in the first primaries, a Los Angeles Times exit poll found Tuesday. On the Republican side, conservative commentator Patrick J. Buchanan's most potent weapon against President Bush continues to be discontent with the nation's basic direction, not ideological dissatisfaction, the poll found.

Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr.'s unexpected victory in Colorado's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday appears likely to catapult the former California governor into prominence as the anti-Establishment alternative to the party's centrist front-runners. It also assures Brown of two key resources that he has found in short supply: money and more concentrated media attention.

Democratic primary voters handed their presidential candidates another mixed message Tuesday, as Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton and former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas each won badly needed victories while former California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. scored a surprising win in Colorado. With 96% of the vote counted in a Colorado race that was close all night, Brown had 30%, Clinton 28% and Tsongas 26%. Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey had 13% and Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin 3%.

Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton revived his presidential hopes in Georgia by combining overwhelming support among blacks with the blue-collar, downscale base he built in the first primaries, a Los Angeles Times exit poll found Tuesday. On the Republican side, conservative commentator Patrick J. Buchanan's most potent weapon against President Bush continues to be discontent with the nation's basic direction, not ideological dissatisfaction, the poll found.

Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr.'s unexpected victory in Colorado's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday appears likely to catapult the former California governor into prominence as the anti-Establishment alternative to the party's centrist front-runners. It also assures Brown of two key resources that he has found in short supply: money and more concentrated media attention.

Democratic primary voters handed their presidential candidates another mixed message Tuesday, as Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton and former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas each won badly needed victories while former California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. scored a surprising win in Colorado. With 96% of the vote counted in a Colorado race that was close all night, Brown had 30%, Clinton 28% and Tsongas 26%. Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey had 13% and Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin 3%.

So many people turned out to see former California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. at a coffeehouse here earlier this week that police had to close off the street to accommodate the overflow. At another stop on the same campaign swing, Brown's appearance at the University of Colorado in Boulder attracted an audience estimated at more than 2,000 people--one of the largest crowds to turn out for a Democratic presidential contender anywhere to date.