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Buchanan predicted a bloody battle at the August GOP convention...
TAMPA: Declaring himself the sure GOP nominee, Bob Dole is prodding Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan to drop out of the race. "It would be a lot better if we were all together," Dole said Friday, suggesting that both candidates should bow to reality and support him. "I think it's pretty clear I'm going to get the nomination," Dole told reporters, before leaving Florida for an afternoon campaign stop in Tennessee with former rival Lamar Alexander. Rejecting Dole's suggestion, Pat Buchanan told Louisiana supporters that he would "walk on in this battle as long as it takes...
Entering yesterday with a mere 91 delegates, Dole now owns more than a quarter of the 996 necessary to claim the nomination at the GOP's August convention in San Diego...
Other Harvard Republicans said the GOP's uninspiring candidates reduced turn-out among students...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Lamar Alexander and Senator Richard Lugar bowed out of the GOP presidential race, throwing their support behind front- runner Bob Dole. Party leaders had urged the two to drop out of the race in order to help Dole wrap up the nomination quickly. In a news conference announcing his withdrawal, Alexander admitted he was wrong for criticizing Dole as a Washington insider who had no ideas. He said he dropped out when he realized most Republicans wanted Dole to be the candidate to run against President Clinton. "Sen. Dole is the best choice in the Republican race," Alexander...