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Even his hometown pals and fellow GOP'ers won't back him--according to the AP, the Indianapolis mayor is backing Republican fave, Texas Gov. George W. Bush And Quayle aides have gone over to the Bush camp. Indiana GOP Chair Mike McDaniel hasn't endorsed anyone...
...election machinery for the next congressional election, a small group of congressmen are feeling a particular pang: Should they honor the pledge they made in 1994, in conjunction with the failed term-limit plank of the Contract with America, to quietly exit in 2000? At least 10 GOP incumbents face that question. The answer has implications for the personal and political integrity of each member -- and for the continued Republican control of Congress...
...chagrin of some party insiders, six GOP Representatives have already announced they will abide by their pledges and not seek reelection in 2000. But the number six is crucial: It's exactly the margin of votes by which Republicans currently control the House of Representatives. In the shark-infested waters of politics, nothing draws an opposing party faster than an open seat. That's because incumbents enjoy a reelection rate of more than 95 percent. The best chance of a party turnover occurs when a seat opens...
This evening, the Institute of Politics holds a panel on Gay Rights and the Republican Party. Paradoxical, perhaps? You'll have to go to know. Bill Kristol, a highly contentious editor and publisher of the GOP bible known as The Weekly Standard and Andrew Sullivan, a columnist for the equally conservative The New Republic, will participate. ARCO Forum, Littauer Building, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St. 495-1100. 8 p.m. FREE...
...leverage his ambitions off Gore's momentum." For Gore, the impetus is the ability to focus more on his electability -- a proposition that looks more problematic at the moment than winning the Democratic nomination. For despite the current Republican disarray over whom to pick and where to take the GOP on issues, both George W. Bush and Elizabeth Dole lead the vice president in the polls...