Article: No doubt.(Sen. John Ashcroft may reconsider bid for the 2000 GOP presidential nomination )(Brief Article)

Article: Dole Clinches GOP Presidential Nomination
Xinhua English Newswire;  March 19, 1996 ;     388 words ... ... clinched the Republican presidential nomination by sweeping GOP primaries ... result, the 72-year-old GOP presidential champion gained more than ... first two tries for the presidential nomination, refused to officially ...

Article: Race for GOP presidential nomination still ...
The Kiplinger Letter;  October 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...With just 10 weeks before the first primary votes are cast ... The race for the GOP presidential nomination is wide open. At least five Republican contenders have a fighting chance to win it. Rudy Giuliani leads in national polls, though ...

Article: McCain downplays early success in polls; Arizona senator says he ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 15, 2006 ;     546 words ... ... he is not the favorite for the Republican Party's presidential nomination. "Most of those polls at this particular time are ... years away." McCain unsuccessfully sought the GOP's presidential nomination in 2000 and has assembled a team to try again in 2008 ...

Article: Dole: looking beyond the Senate. (Senate Majority Leader and ...
Insight on the News;  January 15, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas is, of course, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. He is carrying a tremendous load as leader of the Senate and this is compounded by the intensity of the political campaign ...

Article: Rare set of circumstances propelled Bush's rapid rise to ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 2, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... president. But George W. Bush was not merely drafted into national service. His rapid rise to the Republican presidential nomination was propelled by a rare set of circumstances: the public's disdain for Capitol Hill Republicans; the growing ...

Article: Long shot says he has a chance Chicago businessman running for ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  June 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... opponents, such as U.S. Sen. John McCain, Giuliani and Romney, aren't wowing voters. Cox became the first official GOP presidential candidate last year. Referring to what he contends is Romney's tendency to flip on issues, Cox said: "I just don ...

Article: Social issues fuel Buchanan Poll downplays his economic populism; ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 27, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... states where the candidates have spent most of their time as the main rival to Sen. Bob Dole for the Republican presidential nomination. But some issues that Buchanan has emphasized threaten to split the Republican coalition. So far, many Republican ...