Word: kemp
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...presidential campaign also swung intoIowa's churches yesterday, as Rep. Jack Kemp(R-N.Y.) sought support in fundamentalistchurches, He made it clear he is not conceding theevangelical Christian vote to former televisionevangelist Pat Robertson. Both are courtingconservatives and hoping for a third-place finishin Monday's straw vote of GOP activists...
...Republican party, the same poll placed Dole first with 28 percent and Vice President George Bush second with 25 percent. Former television evangelist Pat Robertson was third with 17 percent, while the rest of the Republican party trailed far behind. New York Rep. Jack Kemp had 8 percent, former Deleware Gov. Pete duPont had 4 percent and General Al Haig had 1 percent and 20 percent were undecided...
...Republican side, Vice President GeorgeBush and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole have the mosteffective grassroots organizations and the mostpervasive media campaigns, said Gwen Bocke, amember of the Iowa Republican National Commitee.She rated Robertson only slightly lower and saidNew York Rep. Jack Kemp, and former Delaware Gov.Pete duPont had made adequate efforts...
Bocke said Dole did well in the polls becausehis home state is close to lowa, while she saidBush had revived support he developed in 1980,when he was first in the caucuses. Robertson, shesaid, has benefited from a large evangelicalfollowing in lowa, while Kemp's campaign is not aswell organized because his effort had a latestart...
Overall, Dole held a 39 percent to 27 percent lead over Bush among 529 Republicans contacted. Kemp was third with 10 percent, followed by Robertson with 8 percent, du Pont 6 percent, Haig 1 percent and 9 percent were undecided...