PEROT STEPS BACK INTO THE FRAY

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, February 7, 1993                   TAG: 9302070165
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: ORONO, MAINE                                LENGTH: Medium
PEROT STEPS BACK INTO THE FRAY
Ross Perot vowed Saturday to recruit millions to his political organization, promising it would be dedicated to populist causes rather than personal gain or attacks. Yet he aimed several pointed barbs at the new Clinton administration and its search for an attorney general.
Perot staged three rallies in Maine as he made his first political appearances since Clinton's inauguration, urging people to join the "United We Stand America" committee formed from his campaign apparatus and choosing this state to make his first pitch because his second-place finish here was his best November showing.
Three months after the election and three weeks after the inauguration, Perot spoke as if the last campaign was still going on - or the next one already under way.
A supporter held a "Perot '96" sign at his final rally in Portland, and many of the Perot voters said they hoped he challenged Clinton in four years. Others said they were open to supporting Clinton, but still wanted to hear Perot's folksy, anti-Washington rhetoric.
"We're getting organized for the long haul," Perot told 1,500 people in Portland, crediting his campaign with making the deficit a front-burner issue for Clinton. "The campaign was just the first step - it brought us together."
He promised repeatedly to get to the "fine print" and spell out his solutions but never really did outside of repeating his support for a balanced budget amendment and a ban on government officials going to work as foreign lobbyists.

NOTE: Address is United We Stand America, P.O. Box 6, Dallas, TX 75221.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB