Name: How a young Bill Clinton made waves during his presidential campaign | Rewind the '90s
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President George H.W. Bush is up for re-election.

he's had some of the highest approval ratings

Then, a political bad boy joins the race.

AJ BENZA: Bill Clinton came on the scene.

ICE-T: Clinton's over here playing the saxophone.

CONNIE CHUNG: Scandal wasn't a new thing in politics,

but nothing was like Clinton when he was first running

There was the evening news on television.

KURT ANDERSEN: Only during Clinton's campaign

that previous candidates didn't have to deal with.

NARRATOR: Clinton needs a team to stay on top

of the news coverage, ready to spin the story.

The leaders are young communications director

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: That's what the American people care about.

known throughout Washington as the Ragin' Cajun.

CARVILLE: I've always said a political campaign

NARRATOR: Carville's a genius at political strategy

CARVILLE: Stay focused, talk about things

GEORGE BUSH SR.: And I will stand on my record,

Clinton's war room ignores the old tactic

CARVILLE: What are we gonna do when George Bush attacks us?

NEWS ANCHOR: Today, Governor Clinton accused

the president's party of misrepresenting his past.

CARVILLE: The idea was to answer somethin'

that editors would see and lead with that story.