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Dole to quit presidential race
9.02 a.m. ET (1310 GMT) October 20, 1999
By Ron Fournier, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former American Red Cross president Elizabeth
Dole has decided to drop out of the presidential race today, citing an inability to
raise enough money to compete with front-runner George W. Bush, The
Associated Press has learned.
Two sources close to Dole, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Dole would
announce her departure from the presidential race today in Washington.
"When the money becomes the message the process is diminished,'' Dole said in
a draft of her remarks provided to The AP.
She did not plan to endorse any GOP candidate, the sources said.
Her departure winnows the GOP field to seven candidates. Pat Buchanan, a
conservative television commentator, plans to bolt from the GOP on Monday.
Bush, the Texas governor, and Sen. John McCain of Arizona stand to benefit
from Dole's decision, because both are courting the same moderate Republican
voters.
Dole's historic race for the presidency — her supporters say she is the most
credible woman to seek the White House — came to an end just less than three
months after a surprisingly solid third-place finish in Iowa's straw poll. The finish
gave her a chance to boost her campaign, which was already sagging in polls and
money-starved.
She was unable to capitalize. Mrs. Dole raised just $5 million in 1999, less than
one tenth as much as Bush.
In the most recent campaign spending reports, Dole reported raising more than
$1 million from July to September. By comparison, Bush raised $20.2 million
during the same period.
Just last week, Dole fought off rumors of the impending demise of her campaign
by announcing that she would formally kick off her campaign on Nov. 7. She said
she hoped that date will turn into the anniversary of her election to the White
House.
"It's exactly one year before the first presidential election of the new millennium
and our selection of that date reflects my sense that we will make history,'' Dole
said in a release.
On Tuesday night, Dole canceled a campaign appearance in Indianapolis at the
last minute. A campaign official said Dole was ill, and a letter faxed to Indiana
GOP Chairman Mike McDaniel referred to "unforeseen circumstances'' that
prevented her attendance.
Her departure leaves three candidates in the top tier: Bush, McCain and
millionaire conservative Steve Forbes.
Gary Bauer, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and commentator Alan Keyes are
competing for conservative voters.
Dole, 63, earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1958 and a
master's degree in education from Harvard in 1960, as well as a law degree from
Harvard Law School in 1965.
She married Bob Dole in 1975.
Dole started in the Democratic Johnson administration as a consumer advocate
and worked in the Republican Nixon administration as a Federal Trade
commissioner. When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, she was
appointed to head the White House Office of Public Liasion. The position serves
as the link between public interest groups and the executive branch.
In 1983, President Reagan appointed Dole transportation secretary. She was
sworn in by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the
Supreme Court. Dole herself was the first woman in Reagan's Cabinet and the
first female transportation secretary.
In September 1987, Dole told President Reagan she was resigning to help with
her husband's 1988 presidential campaign. George Bush beat Bob Dole for the
Republican nomination and went on to win the presidency over Democrat
Michael Dukakis. When Bush took office in 1989, he named Dole his labor
secretary.
In October 1990, less than two years after taking office, Dole resigned as labor
secretary to become head of the Red Cross. News reports at the time said she
had little clout at the White House and most policy decisions were made by Chief
of Staff John Sununu. Dole denied any frustration.
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Dole to quit presidential race
9.02 a.m. ET (1310 GMT) October 20, 1999
By Ron Fournier, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former American Red Cross president Elizabeth
Dole has decided to drop out of the presidential race today, citing an inability to
raise enough money to compete with front-runner George W. Bush, The
Associated Press has learned.
Two sources close to Dole, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Dole would
announce her departure from the presidential race today in Washington.
"When the money becomes the message the process is diminished,'' Dole said in
a draft of her remarks provided to The AP.
She did not plan to endorse any GOP candidate, the sources said.
Her departure winnows the GOP field to seven candidates. Pat Buchanan, a
conservative television commentator, plans to bolt from the GOP on Monday.
Bush, the Texas governor, and Sen. John McCain of Arizona stand to benefit
from Dole's decision, because both are courting the same moderate Republican
voters.
Dole's historic race for the presidency — her supporters say she is the most
credible woman to seek the White House — came to an end just less than three
months after a surprisingly solid third-place finish in Iowa's straw poll. The finish
gave her a chance to boost her campaign, which was already sagging in polls and
money-starved.
She was unable to capitalize. Mrs. Dole raised just $5 million in 1999, less than
one tenth as much as Bush.
In the most recent campaign spending reports, Dole reported raising more than
$1 million from July to September. By comparison, Bush raised $20.2 million
during the same period.
Just last week, Dole fought off rumors of the impending demise of her campaign
by announcing that she would formally kick off her campaign on Nov. 7. She said
she hoped that date will turn into the anniversary of her election to the White
House.
"It's exactly one year before the first presidential election of the new millennium
and our selection of that date reflects my sense that we will make history,'' Dole
said in a release.
On Tuesday night, Dole canceled a campaign appearance in Indianapolis at the
last minute. A campaign official said Dole was ill, and a letter faxed to Indiana
GOP Chairman Mike McDaniel referred to "unforeseen circumstances'' that
prevented her attendance.
Her departure leaves three candidates in the top tier: Bush, McCain and
millionaire conservative Steve Forbes.
Gary Bauer, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and commentator Alan Keyes are
competing for conservative voters.
Dole, 63, earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1958 and a
master's degree in education from Harvard in 1960, as well as a law degree from
Harvard Law School in 1965.
She married Bob Dole in 1975.
Dole started in the Democratic Johnson administration as a consumer advocate
and worked in the Republican Nixon administration as a Federal Trade
commissioner. When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, she was
appointed to head the White House Office of Public Liasion. The position serves
as the link between public interest groups and the executive branch.
In 1983, President Reagan appointed Dole transportation secretary. She was
sworn in by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the
Supreme Court. Dole herself was the first woman in Reagan's Cabinet and the
first female transportation secretary.
In September 1987, Dole told President Reagan she was resigning to help with
her husband's 1988 presidential campaign. George Bush beat Bob Dole for the
Republican nomination and went on to win the presidency over Democrat
Michael Dukakis. When Bush took office in 1989, he named Dole his labor
secretary.
In October 1990, less than two years after taking office, Dole resigned as labor
secretary to become head of the Red Cross. News reports at the time said she
had little clout at the White House and most policy decisions were made by Chief
of Staff John Sununu. Dole denied any frustration.
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© 1999, News America Digital Publishing, Inc. d/b/a Fox News Online.
All rights reserved. Fox News is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox Film Corp.
© 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Mossyrock
I respect your right to your own opinions and beliefs
and will fight to the death to defend your right to them
regardless of how uninformed and ignorant they may be.
