POLITICAL BRIEFING

GOP TILT: When Republican Edward J. Rollins and Democrat Hamilton Jordan agreed to help guide Ross Perot’s prospective presidential candidacy, the move was heralded as a sign of the campaign’s independent, bipartisan nature. But based on initial staffing moves, that perception seems in jeopardy. . . . Perhaps because Rollins came on board first, political operatives from various parts of the GOP spectrum are becoming easy to spot at Perot’s Dallas headquarters. Joseph Canzeri, former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, will help direct field operations. Frank Luntz, the pollster for Patrick J. Buchanan’s presidential campaign earlier this year, is Perot’s research director. And Sal Russo, who served former California Gov. George Deukmejian, has signed on as senior political adviser. . . . Democrats working for Perot have been drawn almost exclusively from the ranks of former aides to President Jimmy Carter, whom Jordan served in a variety of capacities. “We will be making sure that there is balance,” top Perot aide Tom Luce said. But he conceded that Jordan may suffer in his recruiting efforts because he has been absent from the national political scene for the past 12 years.