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...smiled. "Well, Al Haig's running for president," I said. "Which is pretty exciting. With any luck we may see a return of Manifest Destiny...
Kemp joined former Gov. Pete du Pont of Delaware and former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. as announced Republican candidates. Vice President George Bush, Senate GOP leader Bob Dole of Kansas, former Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada and the Rev. Pat Robertson also are expected...
...candidate, Haig boasts high name recognition and a resume that rivals George Bush's. But political professionals consider Haig's chances to be, at the very best, remote. "When you talk about all the Republican scenarios," says one independent G.O.P. strategist, "Haig's is the most improbable." His support in the polls hovers below the 10% range, and he is plagued by an army of negative public impressions. One reason is the lingering recollection of his overwrought performance in the White House briefing room the day Reagan was shot. His quavery assertion that "I am in control here...
...Haig has no geographic or ideological base of support. The support he does have is mainly among boardroom Republicans. One unlikely backer is Comedian Mort Sahl, who appeared at a Haig fund raiser on the eve of the announcement and later quipped, "I'm the head of Radicals for Haig in Beverly Hills." If nothing else, a Haig campaign -- with its promise of exuberant intensity and occasional mangled jargon -- should make for good copy...
...Haig seems to be running in part because he senses a deficit in his own life. At 62, growing tired of his current trade as a business consultant and lecturer, "he has this sense," says an ally, "of being on the outside looking in." His candidacy gives him a large audience for his I-told-you-so message about the conduct of foreign affairs. And even if he makes little progress, the publicity can only fatten his bookings on the lecture tour...