Word: mccains
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...Gore from the party's left. But the former New Jersey senator's own voting record is also solidly pro-free trade, and although he gave the agreement a qualified welcome Monday, opposing it would be an unlikely turnabout for him. Leading Republican candidates George W. Bush and John McCain gave it similarly cautious approval. So as disenchanted as the trade deal may leave labor, it's unlikely to change the voting preferences of those who wouldn't contemplate deserting the big parties for anti-free trade insurgent Pat Buchanan. But Gore needs more than just a grudging vote from...
...here to predict that although it may be only as a placeholder for McCain, there is a possibility of a Forbes bump, if not a full-fledged moment. Lately, Forbes is attracting crowds in Iowa. "They like my conservative message out here," he says from his bus, Victory Express II, where the cooler is always full and the snacks are never ending. On Friday several hundred people showed up in Cedar Rapids to see him. Earlier in the day he got a standing-room-only group of 700 in Davenport and 500 people came out in Sioux City last Tuesday...
With less than three months to go before the Iowa contest, the heavyweights challenging him on the right have bitten the dust, leaving only novelty candidates like Alan Keyes and Gary Bauer. John McCain is not competing in Iowa. And Bush, the stealth candidate, is getting hit when he comes out of hiding. Forbes, who usually sounds like the disembodied voice that tells you to "Press 1" to be connected to the next available customer representative, is actually animated when he talks about Bush's failing the latest pop quiz. "Everyone would understand if he didn't know...
...York Times, he has already given up majority ownership in Forbes, Inc. To avoid being labeled negative, he's going pre-emptively nice. "I like Bush personally. I would consider him for Vice President. His brother, too." If Forbes peels off conservative votes, it increases the chances of a McCain nomination. The Senator from Arizona should go to Iowa and campaign for Forbes...
...Well, then, do you think John McCain doesn't smile enough? What do you think of the theory that, now that Elizabeth Dole is no longer smiling all the time, as a counter-balance John McCain ought to move to the smile center...