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Pete Wilson's decision to drop out of the Iowa caucus has rival GOP campaigns dismissing his candidacy, but it may be too early to count him out. West Coast bureau chief Jordan Bonfante notes that, given the $14 million it takes to run in the early round of caucuses and primaries starting with Iowa and New Hampshire, every candidate except Bob Dole will be forced to skip at least one. "You can put a price tag on Wilson's decision: $1.1 million. That's what it would cost to launch an effective grassroots campaign in Iowa, and Wilson...
...first major swipe at Bob Dole, Pete Wilson today declared the GOP frontrunner soft on welfare reform. "The compromises being cut in the Senate raise serious doubts as to whether the Senate Republican leader really understands the mandate the voters gave us last November to make dramatic change," Wilson told the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Los Angeles bureau chief Jordan Bonfante says it's the opening gambit in the California governor's plan to "portray himself as taking action as governor on these very issues that Dole is just talking about and compromising on in the Senate. Wilson wants...
...Dole today said Republican legislators returning from August recess were in no mood for an "autumn of compromise" as controversial GOP proposals on Medicare, welfare, and the budget come up for votes over the next few weeks. But congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty says that's probably just what Republicans will do: "Welfare reform could come up as early as next week, but they probably won't get very far on it," she says. Instead, the GOP may "attempt the impossible" by lumping Medicare and welfare together in a mammoth budget reconciliation bill...
...last report he's got less than $4 million." The Wilson campaign, he adds, is upbeat and heartened by recent polls that showBob Dole's lead is slipping. His own standing, however, is still rock-bottom. According to a TIME/CNN poll, Wilson is drawing 6 percent of GOP voters, well behind Dole (35 percent), Phil Gramm (9 percent) and Pat Buchanan (8 percent...
California Governor Pete Wilsonhas come up with a novel way to advance his war on affirmative action: suing the state that he runs. Moving to build on momentum from a recent Supreme Court decision that frowned onracial preferences in awarding federal contracts, the GOP presidential candidate today asked an appellate court to invalidate "various state laws granting racial and gender preferences" to minority- and women-owned companies. Wilson, recognizing that he once swore to uphold the California Constitution when he took office, reasoned as follows: "A public official has legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of laws which...