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There was a story on Pat Buchanan's politically savvy use of local radio, a piece about Dole's attempt to avoid the strategic blunders of past campaigns, an article on why Richard Lugar has not caught fire...
...campaign. In recent weeks, the Sunday morning "news" shows, featuring the candidates and their spin doctors, have focused their discussions on strategy-based questions as well as the usual soundbite-generators. ("Exactly when will Senator Gramm endorse Senator Dole?" "Can Alexander compete with Dole's money?" "Could you support Buchanan as the nominee...
...Buchanan has understood this fact and used it to his advantage in the early going. He is the only candidate in the field whose policy stances have gotten through to the public to any degree, and this is in spite of the mainstream media. Much like Clinton in 1992, he has sought to speak to the American people without the press serving its traditional intermediary role. The former television commentator and newspaper journalist has been appearing on local radio shows and writing newspaper columns, skirting the media filter which has largely intercepted the views of the other candidates...
...have conservative blood running through my veins but I just can't get warmed up to any of the Republicans. Social issues, I think the Republicans are just too conservative, and I can't deal with the Christian right, they really just freak me right out.... Pat Buchanan I think is totally frightening. I think Bob Dole is too old. I think he's kind of a neat old guy, like if he was your father or something.... And I don't love Clinton, but I can't not vote.... I really like there to be a candidate...
...leaning for Steve Forbes... My first choice was Pat Buchanan, but I think right-wing stuff there, the extremist groups kinda hurt him. And I think that he won't make it past Clinton. They'll vote for Clinton first. I think Alexander, $1 into $620,000, all that is just payoffs, so he's a typical politician...