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...Democratic contest in Iowa, Gore leads Bradley by 56 percent to 28 percent, according to the latest poll. Bradley has spent $2 million dollars in the state. His campaign hopes for a stronger showing than the predicted by the polls. A stronger-than-expected showing in Iowa could give Bradley a "bounce" in New Hampshire's primary nine days from now, where he polls evenly against the Vice President...
Yesterday, Bradley received the endorsement from the Des Moines Register, the most influential paper in the state...
...Iowa caucuses, the name of the game is momentum. And Thursday's revelation that Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley has experienced multiple reoccurences of an irregular heartbeat is a stick in the spokes of his resurgent campaign in the Hawkeye State. "This is exactly what he didn't want," says TIME political correspondent Eric Pooley, reporting from Iowa. The news emerged just when Bradley was waging an eleventh-hour comeback, in which he unleashed Daniel Patrick Moynihan to shore up the state's elderly vote and regional favorite Bob Kerrey to mobilize the party establishment. "Right when he needs...
While doctors say the condition, called atrial fibrillation, isn't serious - former President Bush is a fellow sufferer - voters tend to take a conservative approach to a candidate's health. In addition, the revelation could hurt Bradley's attempts to paint himself as a more honest, open alternative to Al Gore. While John McCain, Bradley's cross-party fellow underdog, has made his physical and mental health an open book, Bradley won't reveal any medical records before 1996. The former Knick has taken the stance that the episodes are minor and that he'll notify the media...
...these issues Republicans are facing a choice between special interest groups and their constituents," notes Branegan. "In an election year, they're usually going to side with the constituents." And of course, there's Al Gore. While the vice president has been forced to battle Bill Bradley on the left side of the party, where he's not comfortable, Clinton's introduced a handful of centrist proposals that Gore can later tuck into his growing basket of "Clinton-Gore accomplishments...