Word: gramm
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...remainders in the Republicans' feeble team of candidates, many are marked by public distaste. Against the creeping slime of Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Tex.) or the downright meanness of Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kans.), Clinton could paint himself as the nice guy, the family friend. Against vacuous Gov. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) or inexperienced Gov. Christine Whitman (R-N.J.), Clinton could calmly dismantle their arguments in every debate. But who knows? As the president who lost Congress in 1994 and lost on health care, Clinton qualifies for `damaged goods' status...
Quayle now joins Jack Kemp, Dick Cheney and Bill Bennett on the Republican sidelines. That leaves Senate majority leader Bob Dole, Texas Senator Phil Gramm and former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, among others, to fight for Quayle's unexpected leftovers, which include a sizable group of conservative Christians that turns out heavily in Republican primaries. ``If it helps anyone, it helps Gramm, because he's the most ideological in the field,'' says G.O.P. political analyst Stuart Rothenberg...
Surprising no one, Senator Phil Gramm formally entered the 1996 presidential race, promising to carry the conservative banner and press for less government and lower taxes. Gramm launched his campaign for the GOP nomination on the campus of Texas A&M University, where he once taught economics. "In the lives of families and businesses and even the lives of great nations," Gramm said, "there are critical moments when you must either face up to your problems or be overwhelmed by them. Now is such a moment for America.'' While Gramm is the only candidate of either party to formally declare...
...Dole and Gramm both have strong organizations and the ability to raise money. Gramm is loaded, with $5 million left over from his Senate campaign. The conservative Texan, who used his money to organize victories in recent straw polls in Louisiana and Arizona, plans to announce his candidacy officially in two weeks. Dole, with $2 million, has opened a Washington office and begun to hire some well-known pros. Because he has run before and Republican primary voters have a history of rewarding those who persevere after earlier defeats, Dole is the front runner in every poll. There are rumblings...
...wasn't long ago that Dole was considered the conservative's conservative. But compared with Gramm, Dole is a flaming moderate. After World War II, he spent several years in and out of Army hospitals, recovering from combat wounds, and he believes ``government does a lot of good things.'' So his grudging enthusiasm for Newt Gingrich's anti-Washington ``Contract with America'' is hardly surprising. As for the contract's insistence that the budget can be balanced in five years even if taxes are cut and defense spending is increased, Dole has said diplomatically, ``It would be difficult.'' In recent...