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...Some people refer to [IPOs] as a game," Doerr says. "But the notion that an entrepreneur can have a big idea and gain financial independence for his family is at the very heart of the American system of fair play." Echoing that sentiment is Dan Case, chairman of Hambrecht & Quist, a San Francisco venture-capital and investment-banking firm that helped manage the public offerings of Netscape and Pixar Animation last year. Says Case, who is the brother of America Online chairman Steve Case, another IPO millionaire: "IPOs are the fuel that entrepreneurs' job engines...
Carlson, a fiscal conservative who eliminated the state's deficit, is a moderate on many social issues. That means he's out of favor with the troops of the religious right who have seized power in the state Republican Party. The feeling is mutual. "Allen Quist represents a radical movement," says Carlson. "He wants to break down the wall between church and state. That's not going to fly with the majority of Minnesota voters...
...Because they know that the religious right can still be a red flag for a good many voters, some candidates who have its support are playing down the connection. Though several of his regional coordinators are busy forming a Minnesota chapter of the Christian Coalition, even the hard-line Quist is careful to keep his distance. "I have never been in sympathy with Pat Robertson," he insists. To broaden his moral-issues agenda and build bridges to economic conservatives, he prefers to stress his ideas for a middle-class...
...November election G.O.P. candidates were mowed down by the voters. This year, to avoid hobbling Governor Pete Wilson in his race against Democrat Kathleen Brown, Christians agreed to a softer abortion platform. Religious conservatives are looking for centrists to meet them halfway by supporting candidates like North and Quist, even if they appear to be potential losers in the general election. "If you're only there for the other party when the going is easy, it isn't a marriage," says Ralph Reed, who heads the Christian Coalition. "It's only an affair...
...Minnesota it's more like a divorce. With polls showing him favored by Republican voters 3 to 1 over Quist, Carlson will challenge the Republican nominee in a primary battle this September. If the Quist forces prevail, he warns, voters will flee to the Democrats. "The Republican legislative caucus will be able to meet in a phone booth." Or maybe the new triumphs of the religious right will be a wake-up call for the rest of the party...