Bob Dole is vowing to repeat history. Standing in front of the statue of the late Harry Truman, Dole insisted he, too, would stage an upset victory. He spoke after making an overnight swing which included stops at a bowling alley in Des Moines, Iowa, and a dance hall in Knoxville, Tennessee. Later today, Dole votes in Russell, Kansas, then heads to Washington for what he hopes will be a victory celebration.
For President Clinton, the campaigning is done, and all that’s left is to await the will of the voters. After one final campaign stop, a late-night rally in South Dakota, Clinton has flown back to his native Arkansas. A confident Clinton told supporters that the grand finale of this campaign also marks a milestone because it’s the last campaign stop of his political career.
Ross Perot, just hours away from the voters’ final verdict on his second presidential race, planned to cast his ballot today, get a haircut and spend time at his office. The Reform Party candidate swamped the airwaves on Election Eve, spending about $2 million on two hours’ worth of airtime to broadcast four 30-minute infomercials.
And Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader is working here in Washington, D.C.