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Bill Clinton: Yes. And not only that, if you've got--look, if you go home at night and you've got 40 channels on television, and they…

On the recordSeptember 21, 1995
Yes. And not only that, if you've got--look, if you go home at night and you've got 40 channels on television, and they say, which would you rather have, three parties or two, you'd say three. And if you ask five or four, they might say five. But I think that if this system that we have, which has made us the oldest democracy in human history, the longest lasting one, if it produces a balanced budget with a commitment to our children and our future and being decent to the seniors on Medicare and Medicaid, if it produces welfare reform that promotes work and responsibility without hurting innocent children, if it shows that it can come to grips with the fundamental challenges of the time, then it will generate more support. If it doesn't solve the problems, then it won't. It's pretty simple. 1996 Election Mr. King. Would you welcome an independent candidate? Is that good for the mix?
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