- Clinton won the Democratic nomination in 1992 by combining social liberalism with elements of conservatism. - Clinton conveyed sincere concern for voters' economic anxieties, while Bush seemed out of touch with ordinary Americans. - Bush was further weakened by Pat Buchanan - a conservative leader who declared a cultural war against gays, feminists, and supporters of abortion rights confined the Democratic portrait of Republicans and intolerant and divisive. - Ross Perot (eccentric TX billionaire) also entered this election. - Perot attack Bush and Clinton as lacking the economic credibility to deal with the recession and ever increasing national debt - testified to widespread dissatisfaction with the major parties. - Perot's support faded as Election Day approached but he still received 19% of the popular vote - most third-party since FDR in 1912. - Clinton won by a substantial margin - a humiliating outcome for Bush given his earlier popularity.

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