1992 presidential election | |
  Nominees Clinton and Gore | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 13–16, 1992 |
| City | New York, New York |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| Keynote speaker | Zell Miller, Barbara Jordan, and Bill Bradley |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Bill Clinton of Arkansas |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Al Gore of Tennessee |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 4,288 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 2,145 |
| Results (president) | Clinton (AR): 3,372 (78.64%) Brown (CA): 596 (13.90%) Tsongas (MA): 209 (4.87%) Casey (PA): 10 (0.23%) Schroeder (CO): 8 (0.19%) Agran (CA): 3 (0.07%) Others: 56 (1.31%) |
| Ballots | 1 |
The 1992 Democratic National Convention nominated Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas for president and Senator Al Gore from Tennessee for vice president; Clinton announced Gore as his running-mate on July 9, 1992. The convention was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York from July 13 to July 16, 1992. The Clinton-Gore ticket then faced and defeated their Republican opponents, President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle as well as the independent ticket of Ross Perot and James Stockdale in the 1992 presidential election.
The convention, organized by chairman Ron Brown, was seen as a great success. Unlike some earlier Democratic conventions, it had been well planned and run with few gaffes or errors, as even Republicans conceded. As Clinton finished his acceptance speech Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop", which would become the theme song of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, was played several times during the balloon drop and celebration.
Clinton received a significant poll bounce from the convention, due to both the perceived success of the convention, as well as Ross Perot announcing he was withdrawing from the campaign just as the convention was ending (Perot got back into the race in October).
The convention bounce gave the Clinton/Gore ticket a lead that only shrank insignificantly when Ross Perot re-entered the race.[1] Clinton and Gore went on to defeat President Bush and Vice President Quayle, as well as independent candidate Ross Perot and his running mate, James Stockdale, in the general election.
- ^ Toner, Robin (October 6, 1992). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Poll; Poll Finds Hostility to Perot And No Basic Shift in Race". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2010.