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There is a serious problem in the 2000 presidential race: every Democrat I know supports Bill Bradley. Many of the Republicans support John McCain. Perhaps these early endorsements don't seem like a problem, especially considered in the context of the questionable newspaper coverage of candidates, the irrational tendency to pick a winner before the race has begun, and the sensational attention devoted to the dramatically divergent fundraising fortunes of the various candidates...
McLoughlin, who started canvassing for Bradley this July, went from a dissatisfied Democrat to a fervent Bradley supporter...
...group," he says. "Both Bradley and Gore are free-traders ? Gore?s biggest moment was defending NAFTA against Perot ? and there hasn?t been a word about that." Of course, George W. Bush?s own dad was the father of NAFTA, and the unions know that bickering over this Democrat or that only helps...
Very nice, but that's more of a slogan than a vision, say killjoy Republicans like Brulte and Baugh. And even jealous Democrats suggest--anonymously--that Davis sees no further than to the bottom line of the latest poll that's dropped under his nose. Once he tests the wind, "he's great at splitting the difference and being in the middle for middle's sake rather than because that's where he wants to be," says one Democrat...
Moynihan is one of only a handful of Capitol Hill Democrats putting their names behind Bradley, while Gore's campaign announces new lists of endorsements almost daily. But when it comes to placing their own futures on the line, other Democrats are hedging their bets. Even as House minority leader Dick Gephardt works hard to shore up Gore support among labor and in Iowa, he will not do anything to imperil his chances of taking back the House--which is why he is not squeezing hard on wavering members. "You've got to do what you need...