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...even says men are "genetically predisposed" to be the heads of households. Despite his high-definition conservatism, last week the Minnesota Republican Party chose Quist as its candidate for Governor this year. What makes that more unusual yet is that the Governor of Minnesota is already a Republican, Arne Carlson, and he has every intention of running for a second term...
...Carlson, a fiscal conservative who eliminated the state's deficit, is a moderate on many social issues. That means he's out of favor with the troops of the religious right who have seized power in the state Republican Party. The feeling is mutual. "Allen Quist represents a radical movement," says Carlson. "He wants to break down the wall between church and state. That's not going to fly with the majority of Minnesota voters...
...Minnesota it's more like a divorce. With polls showing him favored by Republican voters 3 to 1 over Quist, Carlson will challenge the Republican nominee in a primary battle this September. If the Quist forces prevail, he warns, voters will flee to the Democrats. "The Republican legislative caucus will be able to meet in a phone booth." Or maybe the new triumphs of the religious right will be a wake-up call for the rest of the party...
SENIOR WRITERS: Margaret Carlson, George J. Church, Richard Corliss, Martha Duffy, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Paul Gray, John Greenwald, William A. Henry III, Robert Hughes, Richard Lacayo, Eugene Linden, Lance Morrow, Bruce W. Nelan, Jill Smolowe, Richard Zoglin...
SENIOR WRITERS: Margaret Carlson, George J. Church, Richard Corliss, Martha Duffy, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Paul Gray, John Greenwald, William A. Henry III, Robert Hughes, Richard Lacayo, Eugene Linden, Lance Morrow, Bruce W. Nelan, Jill Smolowe, Richard Zoglin...