Primary: Forbes may end campaign by next week
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nigether to beat Ointon Fort***
spoke of quilting if he didn’t
win next Tuesday, hut
Buc hanan said he was in for the
long haul
For Ointon, the luxury of
being unopposed was about to
pay off, he was on a path to
clinch the Democratic nomine
lion on Wednesday in foregone
results from Hawaii, according
lo The Associated Pres* il»legate
tally
Dole was defeating Buchanan
and Forties by mote than 2-to-1
margins in Florida. Texas. Ten
nessee. Oklahoma and Missis
sippi The Senate maturity
loader also was handily beating
Buchanan in Louisiana, where
Buchanan's February caucus
victory triggered s surge of sup
port for the mnsarvaitve com
mentator
Oregon's mail-in primary
delivered another lopsided win
and a seven stale "Super Tues
day*’ sweep. Dole had SI per
cent of the vote, to 22 for
Buchanan and 13 for Forbes
Dole clearly hoped Buchanan
and Forbes would take a lesson
from the landslides. Doie won at
least 345 of the 362 delegates at
stake in the seven steles That
left him with at least 737 of the
996 delegates needed to flinch
nomination
Forties won a few delegates in
Oregon to reach 76 delegates;
But hanan picked up nine Tues
day. giving him 71.
[foie talked of going over the
top next Tuesday after primary
elections in Illinois. Ohio,
Michigan and Wisconsin Bui
even a sweep of those states
would leave him about 40 shy.
meaning Dole isn't likely to go
over the top until California,
Nevada and Washington hold
primaries Man h 26
"This is now a race between
Bob Dole and Bill Clinton." Dote
told The Associated Press in a
telephone interview from the
Capitol, where upcoming hattles
over the budget, welfare reform
and other issues will be the first
skirmishes of the general «le<
lion campaign
Looking ahead. Dole said he
had thought only “in a loose
way" about picking a running
male But in an intriguing com
ment. Dole brushed aside Colin
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Powell's statement* that he
would not be interested, pre
dieting the retired general
"would suit up again’’ if asked
to wow.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich
was at Dole * side under a victo
ry rally banner that said "Chang
ing America Together ”
"Get Bill Clinton out of the
way and we will get the |ob
done," Dole said.
On past primary nights. Dole
has said little about rival* except
to urge them to quit Ha said
anew he hoped Forbes and
Buchanan wouldn't help Clin
ton by lining spoiler*
But in an AP interview he also
offered an olive branch "We've
Hstaned. and we've heard strong
message*/’ echoing Forbes'
theme of economic growth and
Buchanan’s emphasis on mid
dle-class economic anxiety "It
is time to come together now
and put our idea* together and
build a strong agenda for
November ”
Indeed, his dismal night —
third plac e or worse everywhere
but Florida — had Forbe* talk
ing of quitting
The millionaire publisher said
he needed "a win or something
akin to a win" in next week's
Midwest primaries to stay in for
California's March 26 contest*
Reporters caught up with
Buchanan as he tried to enter his
Ohio hotel through a kitchen
entrance Taking note of Forbes*
< omments. Buchanan said ft is
a two man rac e after next week
Buchanan and Dole all the way
to San Diego **
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There we* no encouragement
for Buchanan or Forbes from
GOP voters on Tuesday
In Florida, for esampte. Dole
was getting 56 percent lo 21 (nr
Forbes and It) for Buchanan In
Tesa*. it wa* M percent for
Dole. 2t for Buchanan and 12
for Forbes Dole had 61 perc ent
in Mississippi. Buchanan 26 and
Forhea |tt*t ft
Likewise. Oklahoma show
ered Dole with 39 pen ent cup
port, to 22 penent for Buchanan
and H for Forbes Dole had 51
percent in Tennessee, to 23 for
Buchanan Forbes was fourth
behind former Coy Lamar
Alesander. who quit the rare
last week In Louisiana. Dole
had 4ft percent to 33 percent for
Buchanan
There was some sobering
newt for Dole Three new
national surveys showed Clin
ton with double digit lead* in
head-to-heed matchups They
also showed Dole would suffer
if Kos* Perot mounted another
independent candidacy
In these new surveys — and
eslt polling of Tuesday's COP
voters — half the respondent*
also said Dole did nut have new
ideas.
“Once we get a nominee and
he is out there focusing on Mill
Clinton instead of getting beat up
in primaries evert day then we
will turn this around." Dole told
AP
Landing COP activists tried to
help clear the Reid lor Dole
"Now is the time to unite
behind our candidate because we
are going to have a tough elm turn
tn November," said M> Hush, scat
of the former president and a
prominent Florida Republican
Hot) Dole is going tn be the
nominee." said Christian Coelt
tion esecutive direc tor Ralph
Reed
In the week ahead. Dole said
he would foc us squarely on the
Derma retie incumbent — "Veto
Btir — and his refec tion id (dJP
plan* in balance the budget, rut
laves for families sntl investor*,
and reform welfare tn tonlmt.
Dole pledged to quickly deliver
theme item* and more, promising
to eliminate several Cabinet agen
ciea and shiA power wholesale
from Washington to the state*
"These may no! be new ideas
— they might have been around
for a while, but they are good
ideas." Dole said
So bored were many Kepublt
cans with the predictable pri
manes that they had moved on
to speculating whom Dole should
pick fee a running mate
Gingrich, for evample. said
Powell was a top prospec t. tgnor
trig daily protest* from Bin hanan
lev auce Powell support* abortion
right*
Gingrich also cited Michigan
Gov John Fngler and California
Attcwney ( amend Dan l.uivgren *•
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