 the 1992 democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the democratic party chose its nominee for president of the united states in the 1992 u.s. presidential election. arkansas governor bill clinton was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1992 democratic national convention held from july 13 to july 16, 1992 in new york city. ==candidates== during the aftermath of the gulf war, president bush's approval ratings were extremely high. during one point after the successful performance by u.s forces in kuwait, president bush's approval ratings were 89%.{{cite news| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9d0ce5dc1e3ff931a15756c0a967958260| title = history suggests bush's popularity will eventually ebb | work=the new york times | first=michael r. | last=kagay | date=may 22, 1991 | accessdate=may 
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