Word: gramm
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Numbers like those are enough to elevate the details of prison administration into presidential campaign planks. As part of his standard stump speech, Texas Senator Phil Gramm says he wants to make inmates work 10 hours a day. At every campaign stop he gets cheers with the line "We've got to stop building prisons like Holiday Inns.'' Gramm has talked about putting Maricopa County's Sheriff Arpaio in charge of the federal prison system...
...same tactics at play today. Every one of Dole's 1996 G.O.P. opponents is swiping at the front runner with increasing ferocity, especially Phil Gramm, the Texas Senator who staged a surprising tie at the Aug. 19 Iowa straw poll most everyone expected Dole to win handily. Of course the Iowa ballot was phony; anyone who bought a ticket could vote, even non-Iowans, and some confessed to having voted more than once. It was still a test of organizational strength, but it was only the first part of a two-pronged strategy: rough Dole up and then cause...
...G.O.P. race? Dole retains a commanding lead in the polls, but he's slipping a bit. In the latest TIME/CNN poll, conducted after the Iowa nonsense, Dole's share of the vote among likely Republican-primary voters fell seven points, to 35%. But his two closest rivals fell too--Gramm to 9% and Pat Buchanan to 8%. The big winner was "not sure," up nine points to 25%, which may be why Newt Gingrich is again musing about running for President. The Iowa results, the Speaker said last week, reveal a "remarkably open race...
...true that Gramm, who at this point is best described as a struggling candidate with lots of money, can cause his opponents fits. While Dole is often too sardonic for his own good, Gramm can be truly mean, so anything is possible from him, and his sizable bankroll means he could stay in the hunt till the end. But the story to watch right now is Dole's positioning and demeanor. Earlier this year, in an attempt to win the backing of far-right activists, Dole abandoned some moderate views on such hot-button issues as gun control and affirmative...
...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...