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...Dole and Forbes are the only candidates on the ballot in all state congressional districts, and Dole has the backing of the Republican party leaders. TIME National Political Correspondent Michael Duffy says this week's developments virtually clinch the nomination for Dole. "Before, it was Dole's nomination to lose. Now, it's Dole's nomination," says Duffy. "He still has three more big primary days in three weeks, if Forbes stays in it, but he's already turning his attention to defeating Clinton."Then There Were...
...hanging on. Unlike Buchanan, who counts on the media's alarm at his success to provide plenty of airtime, Alexander desperately needs both some credible allies and some help on the ground. "They had no survival strategy," muttered a campaign consultant last week. "They thought they would win or lose outright by now. They didn't think three [third-place finishes] would keep them alive." When Alexander failed to place second in New Hampshire, he lost his shot at the big-name endorsements his aides had been touting. Top Florida Republican Jeb Bush was poised to embrace him two days...
...CAMPAIGN TRAIL BOB DOLE depicts himself as the only man who can save the Grand Old Party from the divisive populism of Pat Buchanan. But Republican elders and lawmakers fear that Dole, the Senate leader and master tactician, is leaving them vulnerable back in Washington, where they stand to lose control of Congress if they don't post some legislative accomplishments--and fast...
Progress has been remarkable, but after the election, reform seems destined to lose momentum. It is not certain that Yeltsin can even make it into the second round of the election that will result if, as expected, no candidate wins a majority on the first ballot. It is also unclear whether he could beat Zyuganov one on one, saddled as he is with the weight of illness, the war in Chechnya and his identification with the pain and corruption of reform. Even if he were re-elected, who would push ahead with reform now that he has thrown its leading...
...hell of an impact," says Betancourt, but "I'm going to lose...