Word: arlen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Aides to Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter say that he will announce Wednesday that he is dropping his bid for the presidency. "In addition to not being able to raise money, there was no indication that his message was catching on wih Republican voters," says TIME's John Dickerson. "His impact on the campaign has been negligible. To the extent that he forced people to talk about abortion, he gave voice to those Republicans who didn't want to see the government messing around the bedroom. But even if he had unlimited resources, Specter would not have been a contender...
...Dole. Keyes, an African American radio personality and former Reagan Administration official, impressed many delegates with his fiery calls for cultural renewal. Barely crossing the finish line were publishing magnate Steve Forbes(18 votes), California Congressman Bob Dornan (13), and in last place, Senator Richard Lugar (5). Senator Arlen Specter was disqualified because he did not attend the straw poll. TIME's John Dickerson reports that now that Colin Powell has declined to run, some big Republican contributors with money to spend will place their bets according to the Florida results. Since Dole did not land a knock-out punch...
...Dole. Keyes, an African American radio personality and former Reagan Administration official, impressed many delegates with his fiery calls for cultural renewal. Barely crossing the finish line were publishing magnate Steve Forbes(18 votes), California Congressman Bob Dornan (13), and in last place, Senator Richard Lugar (5). Senator Arlen Specter was disqualified because he did not attend the straw poll. TIME's John Dickerson reports that now that Colin Powell has declined to run, some big Republican contributors with money to spend will place their bets according to the Florida results. Since Dole did not land a knock-out punch...
...something about inheritance taxes, which are now confiscatory." In September, Buchanan called for a rollback of congressional pensions in the wake of Senator Bob Packwood's resignation, only to be echoed by Lamar Alexander at the candidates' forum in Manchester a few weeks later. "We got Arlen Specter talking about a flat tax," Buchanan notes with glee. "Did you hear anything about a flat tax from [him] in all his years in the Senate...
Listen closely to the other candidates, and it is easy to conclude that Buchanan has, in one sense, already won. When Bob Dole denounces Hollywood sleazemongers, when Phil Gramm's pollster tells him to talk more about "fair trade, not free trade," when Arlen Specter starts to peddle a flat tax and Lamar Alexander blasts congressional pensions, Buchanan gets to lean back in the rented van that drives through the north country of New Hampshire and revel in remaking the Republican Party in his own image. This has become the Buchanan Effect. "All the candidates are responding...