Word: bauer
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...politics, friends say they expected him to be a thinktank policy guru or a professor of political science--a job Keyes says he may eventually consider--rather than a presidential sideshow. Die-hard Keyes supporters--as such people always do--have an intricate, domino theory detailing a Keyes win: Bauer, Hatch and Forbes will drop out, and their supporters will turn to Keyes to form a solid conservative block. Then, once Bush's supporters see a conservative candidate with a substantial following, they'll question whether Bush is such a foregone conclusion and move toward Keyes. But though Keyes' third...
Though he had anticipated a bump from his strong showing in the Iowa caucuses, publisher Steve Forbes received only 14 percent of the vote to finish third. Alan L. Keyes '72 finished fourth, with 6 percent of the vote. Gary Bauer, the former Reagan policy aide, barely topped one percent to place fifth...
...virtually every state; McCain doesn't. What's more, in most states, registered independents - who overwhelmingly favored McCain over Bush in New Hampshire - aren't allowed to vote in party primaries. At the same time, Bush is much more popular than McCain among conservatives, and as the fringe candidates (Bauer and Keyes) abandon the campaign trail, Bush will likely absorb their voting blocs. But McCain certainly gets to savor the moment...
Maybe what has got lost is the distinction between negative and misleading ads. There's nothing wrong with a negative ad if it's an honest accounting of an opponent's record or position. If you're Gary Bauer and you believe abortion is murder, then, hey, run an ad saying so and why your opponent is soft on abortion. And how helpful is a positive ad anyway? Morning in America? Reagan's 1984 ad was all gauzy images of smiling schoolkids and happy neighborhoods. Yuck...
...Gary Bauer offers select donors a chance to peek at the McCaugheys' septuplets...