debates, in part because neither candidate wants to alienate Perot supporters by insulting him.
11 October 1992
First debate: Washington University in St. Louis hosts the nation's first three-way presidential debate. Bush announces that James Baker would be the "domestic policy czar'' in his new administration, and Clinton invokes Bush's father's stand against Joe McCarthy when Bush attacks his patriotism.
12 October 1992
Results in: Polls show that Perot's down-home, no-nonsense retorts played well with voters, and 70% say they
