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BUSH, CLINTON, OR PEROT







        The new president of                                                       said,  “Students probably
 the United States is Ross                           'Voting was easy.  I          voted for Perot because he

 Perot!  This statement would                       just went to school            stands for the future/’
 be true if Ralston High                            and filled in the
 School students had their                          ovals.  It was excit­                  The numbers were
 way.  Perot won the student                        ing to have a say."            close, and political views

 election with 182 votes.                                                          were split.  Senior Kendra
 President George Rush fin­                                                        Fish said,  “Clinton is a fake.
 ished a distant second with                                                       I think he’s all talk.  He

 126 votes.  Govenor Rill                                                          keeps coming up with more
 Clinton was close to Rush                                                         projects and that means
 with 117 votes.  Representa­                                                      more taxes.”
 tive Peter Hoagland won 287                                                               Tomlin said he wanted

 votes from students to beat                                                       President Rush to lose be­
 Staskiewicz who won 134                                                           cause Rush has made the
 votes.                                                                            recession, unemployment

        The faculty vote was a                                                     and health care worse.
 different story.  They voted                                                              Senior Stephanie
 President Rush and Gov.                                                            Spears commented on the
 Clinton to a tie with 17 votes                                                    real thing,  “Voting was

 each.  Perot won 14 votes.                                                        easy.  I just went to school
 Hoagland won 26 votes from                                                        and filled in the ovals.  It

 the faculty to beat                                                               was exciting to have a say.”
 Staskiewicz with 23 votes.                                                         Spears says she plans to
        Senior Rlake Tomlin                                                        vote in every election.


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