Editors Picked Clinton To Win p.3

By: George Garneau

THE EDITORS WERE right.
A poll released by Technometrica Institute for Policy and Politics, Emerson, N.J., the week before the election, found 99% of 109 newspaper editors polled predicted Clinton's re-election.
The editors also gave Clinton their highest performance rating ? 60% calling it good or excellent ? since the pollsters began polling them in February.
Also, six out of 10 editors agreed with Bob Dole's observation that the news media were portraying Clinton favorably. Only six in 100 editors said Dole was getting good press.
In other findings, editors overwhelmingly (92%) said Clinton's campaign was reaching the public, compared with only 8% who said Dole's was. And 60% credited Clinton with avoiding personal attacks, compared with 8% who said the same for Dole.
A mere 18% of the editors said either of the candidates had established a clear direction for the next four years.