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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Trying to go Steve Forbes one better, Phil Gramm announced Tuesday he's for a 16 percent flat tax that would deductions for home mortgages and charitable donations, even as a Dole-influenced tax commission issued a recommendation of its own. Gramm's rate is one percent lower than the plan put forth by Steve Forbes, whose extensive TV advertising has propelled the issue to the forefront of Campaign '96. "This is a blueprint for revitalizing America," Gramm boasted Tuesday from New Hampshire, while predicting voters would lose interest in Forbes' plan since it doesn't tax investment...
...wasteful spending," says Ron Geiger, who runs a local food-distribution company. That and the idea that Dole can't beat Clinton "is a major problem," says Reynolds. "Of the others, Pat Buchanan has the true believers in tow, the types who'll vote even in a blizzard." Gramm too has significant local support, and his shopworn swipe at Dole's age ("I was a high school senior when he was in the Senate") tickled a crowd of about 70 people at Le Mars' Pantry Cafe last Friday...
...PHIL GRAMM WHAT YOU SEE: Two mirror images of Dole. A sinister-sounding narrator says, "Remember Senator Straddle. He cut deals, and voters rejected him," adding that Dole has "caved in" on the budget...
...SEEING IT: This go-for-the-jugular ad harks back to Bush's similar slam against Dole in 1988. The Gramm ad, which (unfairly) characterizes Dole as willing to settle for an unbalanced budget, will air immediately in South Carolina, which Gramm has touted as a must-win state. First rule of negative advertising: it also hurts the one dishing the dirt. Gramm is delaying using this ad in New Hampshire, where his negatives are already uncomfortably high. He'll wait until the homestretch...
...PHIL GRAMM AND COMPANY G.O.P. presidential wannabes shut out as Dole dominates media...