Word: gramm
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...them--into second place in the polls, just behind Senate majority leader Bob Dole. After a long time of hand-to-mouth electioneering, Buchanan earlier this month also claimed second place in the money race, surpassing the third-quarter fund raising of formidable fund raiser Phil Gramm...
Listen closely to the other candidates, and it is easy to conclude that Buchanan has, in one sense, already won. When Bob Dole denounces Hollywood sleazemongers, when Phil Gramm's pollster tells him to talk more about "fair trade, not free trade," when Arlen Specter starts to peddle a flat tax and Lamar Alexander blasts congressional pensions, Buchanan gets to lean back in the rented van that drives through the north country of New Hampshire and revel in remaking the Republican Party in his own image. This has become the Buchanan Effect. "All the candidates are responding...
...true that Powell will not win the support of right-wing zealots. Instead, he can represent the mainstream, reasonable Republicans that are all too often ignored. With Gramm, Buchanan and Dole splitting the votes and energy of the far right, Powell is an extremely viable candidate...
...Republican. This has its advantages, including better fundraising and an existing organizational structure that could translate into a greater chance of getting elected. But the country needs fresh political solutions and Powell would not be able to provide these if be were to compete with Bob Dole, Phil Gramm and Pat Buchanan for the votes of right wing zealots. For the same reasons, Powell would probably not be able to effectively challenge the Republican Party's history of race-baiting and scapegoating of the poor and minority groups during or after the primary process...
...spending while handing a $245 billion tax cut to beneficiaries that include wealthy individuals and large corporations. In a scarcely veiled bow to those G.O.P. critics, Senate majority leader Bob Dole indicated last week that he was willing to reconsider the hefty tax break. But after presidential rival Phil Gramm and other prominent Republicans blasted Dole's remarks, the Kansan described the $245 billion cut as his unswerving goal...