Word: republican
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Republican debate lacked substantive discussion
...Republican debate in New Hampshire last week was nothing if not mind-numbing. The relevance of the debate easily could have been lost on many viewers since arbitrary, sometimes trivial questions were asked. Millionaire publishing heir Steve Forbes, for instance, was asked the pressing question: What would he do about lost airline luggage if he became president...
...little like a love-fest between McCain and Bush, the other candidates trying to break up the happy couple with some sharp jabs which had little weight upon impact. McCain and Bush were so nice to each other you had to wonder whether they were running for the Republican presidential nomination or trying to get their "citizenship in the nation" boy-scout badge...
...office McCain would "do like they did in the movie 'Weekend at Bernie's': I would prop him up and put a pair of dark glasses on him, and keep him as long as we could." It's a good thing at least one of the Republican candidates has his finger on the pulse of the American people...
...thin to span the issues that his support tends to be shallow; voters who like him often can't say why. But if his ideology--a dab of conservatism here, a touch of moderation there--remains difficult to pin down, that is precisely the idea. His self-styled New Republican approach continues to draw supporters from across his party's ideological spectrum. By emphasizing issues like education, for example, Bush is attracting women voters at levels other Republicans can only envy. He is even winning favorable reviews from a majority of moderate and conservative Democrats, according to data collected...