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...stake were 67 delegates in Ohio, 59 in Illinois, 57 in Michigan and 36 in Wisconsin--219 in all. Based on preliminary results yesterday, Dole had 951 delegates in The Associated Press count--drawing near the 996 necessary to clinch nomination. Buchanan, by comparison, had but 86 delegates...
...Buchanan's best hope to slow Dole was in Michigan, the only one of the four states that allocated its delegates in direct proportion to the results rather than on a winner-take-all basis...
These industrial battlegrounds are likely to be pivotal come November. Yesterday's results showed Dole getting 67 percent in Ohio, to 17 percent for Buchanan. Illinois was 61 percent for Dole and 24 percent for Buchanan. Early Michigan returns had Dole with 53 percent, Buchanan 34 percent--his best showing of the primary season...
Dole had every reason to be in good spirits. Just a month ago, he lost New Hampshire to conservative columnist Patrick S. Buchanan and went on to lose three of the first five primaries. But, with Wisconsin still up in the air yesterday, he had piled up a 21-0 primary record since, and added a couple of caucus victories to boot. "Part of our strategy, of course, early on was to lose New Hampshire," Dole joked...
...finally cleared the first hurdle. Dole swept four Midwest primaries Tuesday, clinching the Republican presidential nomination. Dole can now turn his attention fully to November's election. "The fall campaign is under way. It is 230 days to defeating Bill Clinton," he said. Dole easily beat rival Pat Buchanan in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, pushing him past the 996 mark in delegates needed for the nomination. Buchanan has vowed to stay in the race in an effort to shape the GOP platform and Dole's choice for running mate. Dole ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination...