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Clinton certainly could win in 1996. Former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, Jack Kemp and former Vice-President Dan Quayle have already stepped out of the presidential ring. Quayle's unwillingness to run probably quieted the hearts of several GOP boosters; the public had all but forgotten Cheney. Kemp, on the other hand, symbolized their rising hero...
Quayle now joins Jack Kemp, Dick Cheney and Bill Bennett on the Republican sidelines. That leaves Senate majority leader Bob Dole, Texas Senator Phil Gramm and former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, among others, to fight for Quayle's unexpected leftovers, which include a sizable group of conservative Christians that turns out heavily in Republican primaries. ``If it helps anyone, it helps Gramm, because he's the most ideological in the field,'' says G.O.P. political analyst Stuart Rothenberg...
...began a presidential bid, in 1987, with a stark, conventional announcement from his hometown of Russell, Kansas. With 54 weeks to go before the New Hampshire primary, the Republican contest for President is lifting off quickly--and shedding its excess baggage almost as fast. Last week it was Jack Kemp's turn. The man who helped define Reaganism, the humane champion of free enterprise, decided not to run. ``Many in the party,'' he told recently, ``have moved further to the right than I feel comfortable with. What I believe in--that we should include everyone-- isn't much in fashion...
...Kemp joins Dick Cheney, the former Defense Secretary, who quit last month, and conservative idea man William Bennett, who dropped out last fall. Most handicappers calculate that former Secretary of State James Baker will also soon decide to forgo the race. ``It's the incredible shrinking field,'' says William Kristol, a top Republican strategist. ``Others could still jump in, but we probably know who the candidates are.'' Namely: Dole, Texas Senator Phil Gramm, former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, former Vice President Dan Quayle, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, and possibly Indiana Senator Richard Lugar and one or two G.O.P. Governors...
...name to add to its honor roll of former guests, which includes Bill Clinton, Jack Kemp, Ann Richards, Nobel Winner Rigoberta Menchu and yes, even Newt Gingrich Now they can pencil in Barbra Streisand. Unfortunately, she's rain on the IOP's parade of consistent cutting-edge political relevance...