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At the Starting Gate: The Republicans |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--THE '88 ELECTION: ITS MEANING FOR AMERICA AND THE WORLD |
| Author: Stuart Rothenberg |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 5,209 Words, 31,198 Characters |
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The early maneuvering for the Republican presidential nomination has paled in comparison with the lively and rapidly changing Democratic race. Vice President George Bush began with enormous advantages in the GOP race, and he has quietly sought to solidify his position of dominance. At the same time, other hopefuls, ranging from the Senate majority leader to a former Delaware governor, have fought for the title of chief opponent. Along the way at least two other hopefuls - former cabinet official Donald Rumsfeld and former Sen. Paul Laxalt - have entered the race and dropped out, and the Republican president has seen his support plummet in public opinion polls.
With only a couple of months to go before the caucuses and primaries begin, here is a rundown of the strengths and weak...
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...out by his image, and they expect to deal with the problem through television commercials and personal appearances. But voters won't soon forget that Robertson maintains that he turned a hurricane away from Virginia Beach, the home of his Christian Broadcasting Network and CBN University, or that he talks with God, and that severely limits his appeal, even within the conservative Republican Party.
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