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- GRAPEVINE, Page 19CLINTON'S VEEP PROSPECTS: HOW TO SCORE 'EM
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- By JANICE CASTRO/Reported by Wendy Cole
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- DOUG WILDER (-5) No way! Last week he said Clinton, whom
- he called "a man besieged with stories about his personal
- life," had "gravely damaged the Democratic Party" by playing
- golf at the racially exclusive Little Rock Country Club.
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- TOM HARKIN (-3) Nope. Clinton can take Iowa without him,
- he adds little geographic diversity to the ticket, and hardhat
- Tom would be a rough mix with pinstripe Willie.
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- JERRY BROWN (-3) Strong appeal to voters of both parties
- who are fed up with politics as usual. But Clinton would never
- trust him, and, baby, it's mutual.
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- BOB KERREY (-2) A war hero with high name recognition. But
- erratic. Try John Kerry of Massachusetts: he's strong on foreign
- affairs, and besides half the voters think he's Bob Kerrey
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- MARIO CUOMO (even) No second fiddle, especially in this
- band.
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- HILLARY CLINTON (+1) Smart and, frankly, more popular with
- many than Bill. Drawback: she's from the same state.
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- DICK GEPHARDT (+1) Could deliver Missouri and add
- junkyard-dog intensity to Clinton's soft-focus charm. Drawbacks:
- the eye-brow gap (look closely) and his Japan-bashing
- protectionism.
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- PAUL SIMON (+1) A popular big-state Senator with
- small-town sincerity who appeals to independents. Drawback: too
- liberal.
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- PAUL TSONGAS (+2) All he lacks is charisma, which Clinton
- has in excess. Drawbacks: He doesn't need the job, and who
- could ever forget "Pander Bear"?
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- BILL BRADLEY (+5) A keeper. A foreign-trade geek with
- national stature, a battler and former pro-basketball player who
- can add sports-star pals to the Clinton cavalcade. Drawback: Is
- America ready for a double Rhodes Scholar ticket?
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