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Promising to expand the Reagan revolution, New York Congressman Jack Kemp plunges enthusiastically into the presidential race. This is the fourth in a series of profiles of the major 1988 contenders...
...Jack Kemp, 51, the New York Congressman and former pro- football quarterback (for the Buffalo Bills), once thought he would end up as a coach or teacher. Even now that he is campaigning for President he cannot suppress the urge to enlighten, to pounce on a negative outlook and offer an optimistic economic vision in its stead. His fervent embrace of the supply-side faith and its feel-good gospel of growth is more than just a political platform. It is a personal creed that has fueled his career and helped him develop a blend of conservatism and blue-collar...
...past year has been troubling for Kemp's campaign. His hope of turning the Republican race into a Kemp-Bush contest failed; though Iranscam deflated George Bush's lead, Robert Dole emerged as the main alternative to the Vice President. As Kemp makes his formal announcement this week, there is whispering that his candidacy can't get off the ground...
...Part of Kemp's problem thus far has been that he seems more comfortable promoting ideas than selling himself. When proselytizing about his economic theories -- the virtues of tax cuts, the need for currency reform and a dollar "as good as gold" -- he displays the earnest exuberance of a junior professor addressing a pep rally. Beneath the hearty veneer and football-star luster, Kemp harbors a curious personal reticence. When asked what his appeal is to voters, he answers, "I think my ideas are popular, and I think I can articulate them as well as anyone...
...Kemp said his football days taught him "to look at problems as opportunities and to look at challenges in a way of confidence" and that he would take that approach into the campaign...