The Clinton-Affair Scorecard

By Janice Castro

Winners

BUSH

If Clinton's the nominee, expect to hear the Flowers tapes over and over and over again.

TSONGAS

Got more laughs at a big Demo fund raiser last week than Saturday Night Live's Rob ("the Richmeister") Schneider.

CUOMO

Mr. Indecisive? He smacked Clinton for his Mafia dig and jumped at the chance to speak at Harvard next week.

JAY ROCKEFELLER, RICHARD GEPHARDT, AL GORE

Looking like contenders.

JAY LENO

The monologue could fill the whole show.

THIRD-RATE BURGLARIES

Back in style, according to the Flowers tapes. A la Watergate, these burglars apparently failed to find what they were seeking.

Losers

CLINTON

Forget the polls: he's lost ground in voters' hearts.

GENNIFER FLOWERS

Should have quit while she was ahead. Now she's under the microscope, and the closer you get ...

THE PRESS

No-win situation. With more gossip journalists on the campaign trail this year, any sleazy rumors out there will be chased down and trumpeted in headlines, like it or not.

THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

Clinton distracted the public during what Bush promised would be his finest moment. And when it arrived? Face it: he's no Ronald Reagan.

POLITICAL WIVES

Hillary is strong, but so was Pat Nixon.

ISSUES

Uh, boys, about this recession and the other things the rest of us care about ...

With reporting by Wendy Cole