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...ironies abound. As the Phillips crowd separates itself from the mainstream conservatives who had been their allies for the past seven years, the Republican presidential candidates pander to the radical Phillipsian fringe of their party. Aside from Bush, none have been willing to give their explicit support for the INF treaty. Instead, they insist in courting Phillips and his followers, despite their lack of concern for--indeed, understanding of--constitutional principles...
...INF treaty would appear to be the Republicans' ideal arms-control pact: a conservative President stuck to his guns for six years, until the Soviet Union finally agreed to eliminate an entire category of nuclear missiles. Yet as Ronald Reagan sits down with Mikhail Gorbachev this week to sign their ) precedent-setting treaty, he has the wholehearted support of only one of the six Republican presidential candidates: Vice President George Bush...
...disapproval is all the more surprising since Republican voters overwhelmingly favor it. A CBS/New York Times poll recently reported that 62% of adult Americans, including 63% of Republicans, like the treaty. An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll surveyed probable voters in Iowa and New Hampshire and found support for the INF accord among 77% of Republicans in Iowa and 74% in New Hampshire...
...would so many G.O.P. candidates risk alienating their party's voters on a crucial issue? Because opposition to the INF treaty appeals to the hard-core conservatives, and long-shot candidates Kemp, du Pont and Robertson need their support to stay in the race. Trailing far behind Bush and Dole in name recognition, money, organization, poll support and credibility, these "flanking" candidates have little chance unless one of them becomes the sole darling of the G.O.P.'s right wing. Du Pont, a onetime moderate who is now a born-again right-winger, got a boost in this direction last week...
...INF Treaty should have a strong effect on the climate of U.S.-Soviet relations, said Professor of Government Joseph S. Nye. However, he described the treaty as the "appetizer in a meal," and said it will be useful only if it is followed by a full dinner--or additional agreements...