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...Undecided. Everywhere they go, Dole's minions hear a refrain that has little to do with the spectral presence of Colin Powell. "I can get Bob Dole to call you personally," an eager Dole staffer told Richard Albertson, an undecided delegate to next week's perversely important straw poll in Florida, which Dole himself has called "the big political event of the year for us." Albertson retorted, "I don't need to talk to him personally. I don't need to have my ego stroked. I just want to know what he believes...
Myth #4: Powell's popularity will decrease as he becomes a real candidate. After Powell explained his stances on several important issues, a poll showed his support in fact to be higher. Charismatic candidates like Powell are able to maintain their popularity. Ronald Reagan, one of the most conservative figures in our country's history and a primary figure in the biggest scandal since Watergate, left the White House with a nearly 70 percent approval rating...
...TIME/CNN poll of 1,900 registered Republicans last weekend suggests that Bob Dole's GOP support has been moving up just as Colin Powell's was dropping. Asked to choose among Powell and all declared Republican candidates, 32 percent of GOP voters backed Dole, up from 25 percent since a similar poll in late September. Powell's GOP support was 24 percent, down from 29 percent in September...
Spampinato said last minute efforts included "calling voters, checking our list of targeted voters, getting poll watchers and helping people to the polls...
...poll also reported a surge of interest in business schools. One in five seniors said they plan to attend graduate programs in business, more than any other program...