Word: dolefully
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Since he is stronger than Dole in the South, partly because of Ronald Reagan's popularity there, Bush goes into the Super Tuesday race as the undisputed favorite for the nomination. But Bush's New Hampshire rebound resolved little; the only thing settled is that nothing will be settled until at least after the Super Tuesday votes are counted on March 8, and perhaps not until the end of the primary season in June. Although the winner-take-all nature of most Republican primaries -- and the lack of a large bloc of uncommitted superdelegates -- makes a bartered G.O.P. convention...
...Dole's Southern strategy seems practically nonexistent, his organization scattershot. "We're only able to fight one battle at a time," says a Dole ally. "We're not ready to fight on several fronts at once, and we're not ready for Super Tuesday." Moreover, the Senator has failed to cultivate the political movers and shakers who control the G.O.P.'s Southern establishment. Between Bush's superior organization and Robertson's appeal to a small but fervent cadre of supporters, Super Tuesday could prove disastrous for Dole...
...hope for the Kansan may be that Robertson does so well in the South that he also damages Bush. Both Dole and Robertson pulled out of last Friday's Republican debate in Dallas, claiming that their campaigns had received only 60 tickets each for the event and the vast majority of the 2,600 available seats went to Bush supporters. While Dole and Robertson were staying in the same New Hampshire hotel last week, they met to discuss boycotting the debate. The Senator, however, denied persistent rumors that he and Robertson had talked about dividing their resources throughout the South...
...Dole should poll well in this week's South Dakota primary and Minnesota caucuses if his Midwestern "one of us" theme plays as well as it did in Iowa. But last week Bush halted his efforts in the South Dakota contest, making any Dole victory there somewhat hollow. The caucus format in Minnesota favors the highly motivated, so the Robertson forces may make a strong showing there...
...Dole toured the South late last week, he seemed depressed and distracted. His press entourage had dwindled. Rally crowds were thin. In a Florida address, the ordinarily aggressive Senator was on the defensive. "Whatever you see on TV ads, Bob Dole is not going to raise taxes," he said, once again employing the third-person syntax that is beginning to sound like self-parody. "Bob Dole has never raised taxes...