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LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP)--Posing before a bronze Revolutionary Minuteman, Patrick J. Buchanan fired shots Saturday at his establishment critics, saying they're part of "the revolt of the over-privileged...
Proving himself a master of the campaign photo op, Buchanan trudged through the snow to the Lexington Green battlefield to proclaim he is winning the war of ideas in the GOP presidential race, even if he faces an "uphill battle" in this week's blizzard of primary balloting...
...agree that Mr. Buchanan's views (although well-hidden in this campaign) are contrary to much of our tradition of civil rights and equality. But there is another tradition in America that I am rather fond of--free elections and selfdetermination. I wasn't in New Hampshire, so I can't be sure, but I don't think there were armed soldiers forcing people to vote, against their will, for Pat Buchanan. Please correct me if I'm wrong. People have a right to vote for whomever they wish. Would Ms. Schacter disqualify Jesse Jackson from ever running for public...
There are many reasons for Buchanan's success and no doubt his bigotry is one of them. But people are voting for him of their own free will. Perhaps Ms. Schacter needs a refresher course in the equality that is at the foundation of our political structure--everyone's vote is equally powerful. Thousands of Americans are using that sacred right to vote for Pat Buchanan. I think they are wrong. But I will fight endlessly for their right to do it. That is what democracy is all about. --Michael T. Marcucci
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The four top GOP presidential contenders met in a debate just two days before South Carolina's critical primary begins. In a race each candidate views as vital to his chances, polls show Bob Dole with a comfortable lead over Pat Buchanan, with Steve Forbes and Lamar Alexander battling for third place. As the focus of the presidential race shifts to the south, each candidate hopes to use a strong showing in South Carolina as a springboard to primaries in Georgia on March 5 and Florida on March 12. Dole spent much of Thursday's debate defending...