European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 20, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3new Hampshire primary comedian gets last laugh on gop hopeful Burbank Calif. Apr comedian Jay Leno dubbed presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan a the Joe Biden of the Republican party a accusing the conservative commentator turned politician of stealing his joke. Leno lampooned Buchanan on tuesday during his monologue on the tonight show. Meanwhile in new Hampshire Buchanan celebrated his powerful second place showing against president Bush in the Republican primary. Quoting from the feb. 24 edition of Newsweek Leno read the following joke which the Magazine attributed to Buchanan a i Admire Ted Kennedy. How Many 59-year-Olds do you know who still go to Florida for Spring break a a that joke is vaguely familiar to me because its in my act a Leno said As the audience roared. A the s become the Joe Biden of the Republican  democratic sen. Joseph r. Biden or. Of Delaware withdrew from the 1988 presidential race amid allegations of plagiarism. On the tonight show last april Leno told the joke this Way a Teddy Kennedy is something. How Many 59-year-old men do you know who still go to Florida for Spring break a Buchanan Campaign spokesman Vaughan Ververs said a i Haven to heard anything about it. It could be one of those jokes that gets  Bush satisfied with win hoped for bigger margin Knoxville Tenn. A president Bush pronounced himself satisfied wednesday with the results of new Hampshire s Lead off primary despite the Strong showing of gop challenger Patrick Buchanan. He acknowledged however a i would have liked to do  Bush also indicated he will take a More aggressive stance toward the conservative commentator whose name he never mentioned during the Lead up to the new Hampshire primary. The president Drew 58 percent of the vote to Buchanan a 40 percent not As big As an incumbent president would expect. A i might have to define the opponent. In be been very kind and gentle. Ill still be kind and in a now debating How gentle to be a said Bush. He said he was a a Little bit tired of taking a pounding from five democrats and one Republican. Bush arriving in Knoxville on wednesday morning said that Overall a i feel Good about the win in new Hampshire. A some of these congressmen with me today said a hey since when is an 18-Point Victory considered anything other than a landslide a a a in a not saying i  have liked to do better a Bush added. A but in a satisfied with the results. Now we re Down Here and we re going to take this Guy on in every single state. A i might have to do a Little definition of who it is because All i did was Lay Back and get hammered by these democrats and to some degree by the a by Pat a he said. Focusing in immediately on Buchanan a record. Bush implied that the commentator wants to make social Security voluntary. A i done to think social Security ought to be voluntary. Go ask him what he thinks about it a Bush said before visiting a department of Energy Plant at Oak Ridge. Bush also expressed pleasure at former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas Victory in the democratic primary. A a it a a Little ironic that the democratic front runner opposes. What the democrats in the House of representatives Are doing Quot on taxes Bush said. A a they re out of step with their own  he said he had no trepidation about the november election. A there Are mixed signals but look. In be been in Tough fights before and in a looking Forward to this one a he said. A a in a not taking anything for granted. In a going to stay out Here across this country. And in be been in Tough fights before. Roll up my sleeves and go out  a a let a remember new Hampshire people were hurting. New Hampshire was disproportionately affected by recession a Bush said. He added that Tennessee one of the super tuesday primary states was in better shape and people in the state Are still proud of their role in operation desert storm. Bush was visiting the Energy departments Oak Ridge National Laboratory which conducts nuclear research for weapons and peaceful purposes. He also was to promote his economic recovery package in a speech to the Knoxville chamber of  paid off for Buchanan poll finds by the los Angeles times Manchester . Economic distress powered Patrick j. Buchanan a dramatic showing against president Bush in tuesdays new Hampshire primary according to a los Angeles times exit poll. But the poll found that the vote May have been More a rejection of Bush than an endorsement of Buchanan a forty six percent of Buchanan voters said they supported him because they liked his policies. A forty two percent backed him a to Send a protest  a twelve percent viewed him As a the Best of a bad  the poll interviewed 6,000 democratic and Republican primary voters As they left 60 representative polling places across the state. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage Points. In the democratic race the poll found that the decision pivoted on voters assessments of the candidates character and experience with former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas and Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton the top finishers drawing support in patterns that illuminated their weaknesses As clearly As their strengths. Reflecting concerns about allegations surrounding Clinton a personal life Tsongas ran up overwhelming margins Over the Arkansas governor among the voters who cited a a ethics and a a Trust As key factors in their decisions. But he trailed Clinton by substantial margins among voters who placed great weight on a a leadership and  at the same time the poll found Sharp class distinctions in the democratic results that could presage a fundamental Divide in the coming primaries Tsongas ran Best among upper income and Well educated voters. Clinton attracted More Blue Collar support. Gov. Bill Clinton hugs his wife Hillary after he finished second in new Hampshire. Tsongas amassed margins of 15 Points or greater among College graduates and those who attended graduate schools. He led Clinton by 2-1 among White Collar voters and he ran up a 20 Point margin among voters earning above $60,000 annually. Almost two thirds of Tsongas voters had a College degree or graduate school education a far More than the Overall electorate likewise nearly 3-in-5 of Tsongas voters earned at least $40,000. But Tsongas trailed Clinton a whose Campaign themes resonate with cultural and economic populism a among Blue Collar workers voters with a High school education or less and families earning less than $20,000 annually. Bush a problems had less to do with personal characteristics than a sense that he had failed to respond to enormous economic distress. Voters who cited experience ethics leadership and Trust As major factors in their decision All preferred Bush often by overwhelming margins. But Buchanan led Bush among voters looking for a candidate who a cares about people like me or a stands up for his  and he humbled the president among the substantial portion of Republican voters unhappy with the 0 nations direction. The fundamental Divide in the Republican race was Between voters who believe the country is moving in he right direction and those who fear it is heading Down the wrong track. Among those who believe the country a Basic direction is sound a about 30 percent of the Republican electorate a Bush trounced Buchanan by a margin of More than 11-1. But the 70 percent of republicans who believe the nation is moving in the wrong direction preferred Buchanan by a margin of about 20 Points. Likewise Bush Defeated Buchanan by More than 2-1 among the one sixth of Republican voters who say their personal finances have improved Over the past four years. But the challenger took three fifths of those voters who say they Are worse off than four years ago a fully 40 percent of the electorate. Bush won a Large margin among voters who consider their economic condition unchanged since 1988. The other democrats could not find More than a Niche in the race. A Iowa sen. Tom Harkin who had staked his Hope on Union members and Blue Collar voters ran behind Tsongas and Clinton with both groups. A former California gov. Jerry Brown showed strength among voters younger than 24, but his support fell off substantially among older voters. Brown also ran Well among the one sixth of democratic voters concerned about the environment though Tsongas won that group a despite criticism of his support for nuclear Power. A Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey did not manage a major showing with any significant demographic group. Only among the one third of the electorate that cited health care As a principal concern did he come close to Clinton or Tsongas. Only 11 percent of democratic primary voters said that a questions about Clinton a past were a major Factor in their decision. Forty percent of those voters backed Tsongas 18 percent of them still voted for Clinton. Overall eight in 10 democrats said they voted for their candidate because they liked him and his policies. Among republicans the figure was six in 10