Word: gramm
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PATRICK BUCHANAN WAS ASKED THE other day how much money he had raised so far in his second quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Knowing that Bob Dole and Phil Gramm will each report totals close to $12 million this week, Buchanan replied, "Well, I think we've raised somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million." Standing near by, his campaign chairman (and kid sister) Bay snapped, "We passed $2 million." Hearing that, the candidate brightened and said, "We passed $2 million? It's $2 million and 37 cents...
...fact that he has made more of the past six months than any other Republican hopeful besides Dole. While his other rivals have stalled or stumbled, Buchanan has become the favorite of many conservative activists, and is running statistically even with, or ahead of the much better-financed Gramm in several early states-at one-fourth Gramm's cost. There may not be enough of them to win, but Buchanan's supporters, a Dole operative acknowledges, are the "most intense" of any current candidate's following. Explains Buchanan: "We're emerging as the authentic conservative in the race...
...pivotal in early-primary states. He promises term limits for federal judges, a Smithsonian Institution that respects American values and a no-exceptions ban on abortion. He has warmed up his rhetoric about tax cuts to woo the supply-side supporters of Jack Kemp and attacks Dole and Gramm as government huggers who won't go far enough in cutting the budget...
Cited by John Rawls as one of the worst examples of constitutional jurisprudence in the 20th century, Buckley overturned federal limitations on campaign finance reform and permanently impaired poorer individuals' right to equal access in the political arena. As Phil Gramm and his best friend in politics, `easy money,' start gearing up for the New Hampshire primary, it's not hard to see the direction Buckley set for American politics in the late 20th century...
...deepest pockets of them all? Campaign figures released today sayBob Dole, putative frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination, raised more than $9 million over the past three months -- more than twice the amount raised byPhil Gramm, his strongest Republican rival. President Clinton, with $8 million and no Democratic opponent, is coasting...