Word: buchananism
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G.O.P. analysts have been publicly predicting that Buchanan will win more than 40%. These are inflated estimates intended to make Bush look impressive by doing better than expected; privately, Bush aides admit that Buchanan's real ceiling is probably closer...
...they have also been hearing a lot from Republican challenger Pat Buchanan, who has made five trips to the state since announcing his candidacy last month. Taunting Bush for breaking his famous no-new-taxes promise of 1988, Buchanan signed a written pledge to that effect and challenged the President to do the same. Asked about the dare, Bush brushed it aside with a facetious two-word dismissal: "What pledge...
...John F. Kennedy and James Buchanan...
That's Bush's plan for beating Buchanan...
Most of Bush's rivals for the White House are staking out nuanced positions on trade. While populist Democrat Tom Harkin and conservative Republican Pat Buchanan both talk tough about forcing the Japanese to open their markets, Democrats Bill Clinton, Bob Kerrey and Paul Tsongas have argued that successful competitiveness begins at home. Clinton recently told a working- class audience in Manchester, N.H., that Bush cannot solve the nation's economic problems by seeking concessions from Tokyo. The Japanese, Clinton said, will help get Bush "past the election, but over the long run, we're going to have to compete...