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...shared desire to keep Gephardt down had led to an alliance between Gore and Simon in New Hampshire, with their lieutenants trading intelligence. Gore had not-so-secret hopes of pulling off a surprise: he campaigned 42 days and spent $400,000 there, about the same as the front runners. But he was unable to beat even Jesse Jackson. Among the last calls he made Tuesday night were one to Martin and one to Albert Gore Sr., his father-mentor. The two men agreed: it was time for the candidate to start explicitly attacking Gephardt. And thus the new ball...
Hang in there, Paul -- or else. After finishing third in New Hampshire, Paul Simon announced that he would bow out of the race unless he won either Minnesota or South Dakota. The following day, however, he said he would stay | in at least until after his home state's primary on March 15. Behind the flip- flop was some arm twisting by Illinois supporters. State Democratic Chairman Vince Demuzio collared Simon at Chicago's Midway Airport last week. "I told him I almost cut off my nose shaving when I read what he had said," says Demuzio. Illinois House Speaker...
...word as a big part of their pitch, arguing that they can make it in November by reaching beyond their core supporters. A TIME poll taken last week by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman demonstrates that Bob Dole has the strongest claim to ecumenical appeal; Pat Robertson, Al Gore and Paul Simon have the least...
...Democrat trying to shuck that liberal image is Al Gore of Tennessee, who seeks a broad coalition in the political center. A fellow Senator, Paul Simon, argues that despite his record as an old-fashioned liberal, he has always attracted Republican votes in his home state of Illinois. TIME's poll had bad news for both. Among all registered voters, they scored close to the top of the "would not vote for" category, with 65% each. Republicans found them even less attractive (73% saying no to Gore, 71% to Simon), and registered Democrats gave them an identical vote of least...
...Simon, the results are cruelly frustrating. He got no boost at all from his respectable showings in Iowa and New Hampshire. Voters apparently have wearied of his bland image and vague proposals. In Gore's case, his stiff posture as the argumentative aginner in Democratic debates may be grating on the electorate...