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The Top Ten Stories From 1992 | 60

History of the 90s

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Clinton's Come Back Kid

Bill clinton was the third youngest president in history and the first baby boomer to be elected. The man known as the come back kid managed to turn the narrative around by portraying himself as a hard working family man. Clinton was also aided by the surprisingly successful third party campaign of texas millionaire ross pero, who siphened off a significant portion of the republican vote from president bush' As an independent candidate, pero shook the political rafters when he secured nearly 19 % of the vote, the highest percentage of any third party candidate in a us Presidential election in 80 years. But that, of course, was overshadowed by his impeachment in 19 98, a topic we planned to

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