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...Buchanan? Phil Gramm?" But the truth is that my state, like much of the rest of the country, is overrun by wild turkeys these days, and not all of them are running for President. A quarter-century ago there weren't any wild turkeys here and only a handful elsewhere in the East. I had seen some in Missouri, on an outing with a clever fellow who made turkey calls out of condoms and bits of wire. But from Maine to Florida, and in most of the rest of the country, they had been shot out in the early 19th...
Florida's presidential straw poll--the last and most closely watched of a series of informal ballots--selected no delegates to next summer's G.O.P. convention. But Bob Dole, who said he had to win to maintain momentum as the Republican frontrunner, did just that. Phil Gramm managed second, with Lamar Alexander close behind...
With time to improve their prospects, the Doleites are indeed sharpening their pitch. "We'll take Gramm's bark off in Iowa," says Reed, confirming that a series of negative TV spots have been tested before focus groups. One of them, a Dole staff member says, highlights Gramm's 1974 investment of $7,500 in an R-rated movie titled Beauty Queens. (It never actually got made...
Coming on the heels of Colin Powell's decision, Gingrich's announcement means that Dole's most serious potential challengers will stay out of his way, leaving a gaggle of GOP hopefuls to fight it out among themselves. Kramer says that it's now up to Phil Gramm and Lamar Alexander, who finished second and third respectively in Saturday's Florida straw poll, to challenge Dole. Says Kramer: "Alexander did very well in Florida by organizing well and spending a tremendous amount of money. But he faces real problems in New Hampshire and Iowa. I look...
...surprise in Florida's Republican straw poll on Saturday, taking 266 votes, or 8 percent of the vote, nearly as much support as fellow anti-abortion candidate Pat Buchanan drew. GOP frontrunner Bob Dole won the heat with 1,104 votes, or 33 percent of the vote to Phil Gramm's 26 percent second place showing (869 votes). Lamar Alexander, who garnered a respectable 749 votes, or 22 percent, was quick to claim he's gaining on Dole. Keyes, an African American radio personality and former Reagan Administration official, impressed many delegates with his fiery calls for cultural renewal. Barely...