US commentary

See Mark Helprin , 'Why Bush will win', Wall Street Journal (27 October 1992).

See Jeffrey H. Birnbaum , 'Republicans' dream of big gains in House may end as just that', Wall Street Journal (27 October 1992).

'Strongest third party finishes' and 'Portrait of the electorate' , New York Times (5 November 1992).

'Portrait of the electorate', op. cit.; James M. Perry , 'Hispanic voters confound the GOP, turn in droves to support Democrats', Wall Street Journal (27 October 1992).

Sources on George Bush in the 1992 presidential election include George Bush, 'Policies that will help rebuild America's cities', Los Angeles Times (14 May 1992); Peter Applebome, 'Religious Right intensifies campaign for Bush', New York Times (31 October 1992); and Maureen Dowd, 'Bush: as the loss sinks in, some begin pointing fingers', New York Times (5 November 1992).

Alan Ehrenhalt , 'An era ends. Silently', New York Times (1 November 1992).

Steven A. Holmes , 'When the subject is civil rights, there are two George Bushes', New York Times (9 June 1991).

On Ross Perot's relations with the Black community, see Steven A. Holmes, 'Perot brings mixed record to his first Black audience', New York Times (11 July 1992); 'Excerpts from Perot's Nashville talk', New York Times (12 July 1992); Steven A. Holmes, 'Perot makes plea for racial harmony', New York Times (19 July 1992); and Debbie Howlett, 'Perot trips on tactics, remarks', USA Today (13 July 1992). Perot blurted out before his NAACP audience: 'financially at least it's going to be a long, hot summer, right? I don't have to tell you who gets hurt first when this sort of thing happens, do I? You, your people do. Your people do. I know that and you know that.'

Gwen Ifill , 'Clinton blames Bush and Republicans for racial turmoil', New York Times (3 May 1992).

See Gwen Ifill, 'Clinton deftly navigates shoals of racial issues', New York Times (17 June 1992); Gwen Ifill, 'Clinton backs New Jersey's changes in welfare system', New York Times (23 May 1992); and Michael Tomasky, 'Clinton's death dance', Village Voice (Vol. 37, no. 25, 23 June 1992).

On the political currents within Black America during the 1992 election, see Colbert I. King, 'The dilemma of Black Republicans', Washington Post National Weekly Edition (28 September-4 October 1992), p. 29; Dorothy J. Gaiter, 'Many Black voters broaden their agenda beyond civil rights', Wall Street Journal (13 October 1992); Felicity Barringer, 'Rich-poor gulf widens among Blacks', New York Times (25 September 1992); and Sam Roberts, 'When race is an issue in politics', New York Times (12 October 1992).

Catherine S. Manegold , 'In New York Senate race, a wooing of Black voters', New York Times (30 October 1992).