Byline: David Broder
Super-salesman Ross Perot got his foot in the door in Sunday night's presidential debate. Now we will see if he can complete the sale to voters weary of President Bush and still skeptical of Bill Clinton.
There's a sure sign that will tell you if Perot is succeeding. If you hear Clinton or one of his spokesmen warn that a vote for Perot is really a vote to keep Bush in office, you will know that this unique 1992 election campaign has taken yet another unexpected turn.
It's not at that point yet. Indeed, with Bush trailing the Arkansas governor by double digits in most polls, it would appear that the president is more vulnerable to a late Perot surge than Clinton. But when the vagaries of Electoral College winner-take-all projections …
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