Word: babbitts
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Democrat Bruce Babbitt and Republican Pete du Pont dropped out of the presidential race today, both declaring their futile campaigns the opportunities of a lifetime...
Both du Pont, former governor of Delaware, and Babbitt, former governor of Arizona, said they would not endorse another candidate...
...Babbitt made his exit gracefully in a quip-filled Washington news conference. "Look, I'm not going to slash my throat if we don't raise taxes tomorrow," said the former Arizona governor, who had asked voters to stand up for a national sales tax to reduce the deficit...
...Bruce Babbitt: Maybe Next Time. The Former Arizona Governor made a fatal political flaw: telling the truth about his tax policy (Walter Mondale made the same mistake). While Babbitt's national consumption tax won him some valuable media attention, it won very few real votes. Because of this poor showing, he is spending the next two days considering the future of his campaign. But, don't forget about him; the word is out that he's already looking...
Dukakis, with 41,185 votes, received 37 percent. Gephardt, remaining at 20 percent, received 22,464 votes. Simon's 17 percent was also stable, with 19,432 votes. Jackson, at 8 percent, received 9062; Gore, 7 percent or 7698; Babbitt, 5 percent or 5334; Hart, 4549 or 4 percent, and others with 2601 votes or 2 percent...