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Two hundred out-of-state volunteers answered a similar call from Al Gore, banging on Iowa doors for the Vice President last week after being summoned through the Internet. Conservative firebrand Alan Keyes beckoned followers from an audio Web banner. "You want conscience back in America? Put principle back in...
Despite their strong showing in Iowa, Steve Forbes and Alan Keyes found themselves in a kind of social-conservative mosh pit, while Bush and McCain thrashed it out onstage. McCain repeatedly asserted the authority of his military and political experience in a series of calculated put-downs of Governor Bush...
After Bush's plane touched down at 2 a.m, the candidate told his happy audience he was pleased with his Iowa showing of 41 percent. His staffers added that Bush would now focus on luring more conservative voters away from Steve Forbes and Alan L. Keyes '72
Forbes, visibly buoyed by his 30 percent showing in the caucuses, told supporters yesterday he hoped to ride the momentum to an even bigger victory. Advisers hinted that he will begin a new television advertising campaign aimed at these voters.
Now, since history is not necessarily destiny, this year could be different. Maybe a strong Steve Forbes showing in Iowa persuades him to spend millions on TV ads in New Hampshire, weakening Bush. Maybe a big Gore win disheartens Bill Bradley supporters in New Hampshire. The likely result, though, is...