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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1988
Page
5
A packed field of 13 candidates vies for early state contests as Iowa hosts the Feb 8 caucus and New Hampshire the Feb 16 primary. South Carolina follows with a March 5 Republican primary and March 12 Democratic caucus, shaping Super Tuesday.
Policy makers plan on addressing AIDS alongside core issues like economic policy and law and order. The discourse may include United States policy in the Persian Gulf, stock market and investment security, and policy toward Nicaragua and Central American nations.
The piece outlines how Iowa New Hampshire and the Minnesota caucus set early momentum for both parties. It notes Super Tuesday on March 8 will decide delegates across about 20 states, with Democrats seeking 2081 of 4160 and Republicans 1139 of 2277 to secure nominations. It highlights southern conventions in Atlanta and New Orleans, debates in fall, and major issues from AIDS to Persian Gulf policy.
Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt proposes a phased five year national consumption tax at five percent, ends mortgage interest deduction for second homes, and cuts a $40 billion deficit via new taxes and defense reductions. He criticizes U S policy on Nicaragua and stresses Mexico’s finances as urgent. He seeks a 50 percent cut to the offensive nuclear arsenal and NATO moving to non nuclear conventional forces while supporting SDI research but opposing deployment of the missile defense system.
Richard Gephardt, longtime Missouri congressman and House Democratic Caucus chair, backs a $5 per barrel oil import tax to raise over $20 billion in three years and would curb defense while boosting health and education. He opposes line item veto and a balanced budget amendment, supported Gramm Rudman Hollings but finds the Senate version too harsh. He favors SDI development but not deployment and backs limited chemical weapons stock rehabilitation.
Gary Hart, once a leading figure in the Democratic field, reentered the presidential contest amid renewed scrutiny of his personal life. With staff dispersed and funds dwindling, Hart emphasizes a "people campaign" while paying travel costs from his own pocket as February 16 voting approaches.
Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts governor and state representative, taught at Harvard Kennedy School and cites John F. Kennedy as a major influence. He opposes deploying the Strategic Defense Initiative, backs arms control, opposes continued Nicaragua Contra aid, seeks to keep defense spending at current levels, and may consider tax increases to balance the budget.
South Carolina native Jesse Jackson, a minister, frames his 1984 presidential run as a success for spurring voter registration. He calls for reduced defense spending, higher taxes on business and top earners, cuts to the MX and Trident missiles, limited SDI to research, no aid to the Contras, and increased spending on low cost housing mass transit utilities and roads.
Albert Gore Jr. elected to the Senate in Tennessee in 1985 after serving in Congress since 1977. He opposes new taxes in vague terms, supports some education funding, and favors cutting defense spending while pursuing arms control and a shift to single warheads. He would halt funding to the Nicaraguan Contras except for 3.5 million in resettlement aid.
Senator Paul Simon of Illinois backs excise taxes on cigarettes and energy, seeks restraint on defense spending, and would replace aid to the Nicaraguan Contras with humanitarian and economic assistance. He supports a balanced budget amendment, proposes $8 billion for education and training, and aims to curb defense waste while noting a return to journalism if not in politics.
Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas, a former representative and prosecutor, shocks GOP peers by attacking Vice President Bush while pursuing a balanced budget amendment and line item veto. He backs aid to the Nicaraguan Contras and critiques Costa Rican President Arias amid Cold War concerns. He also seeks to curb defense spending growth.
Rep. Jack Kemp of New York has campaigned in the South for a presidential bid. He backs early deployment of the Strategic Defense Initiative, opposes tax increases, and seeks a line item veto. He would approve a 310 million aid package to the Nicaraguan Contras while resisting a balanced budget amendment and opposing trade protectionism.
Former Delaware governor and early presidential candidate Pete Du Pont spoke in Aiken. He chairs the Hudson Institute and held office from 1977 to 1985 after serving in Congress from 1971 to 1977. He cites Delaware’s recovery from near ruin as a top achievement and advocates rapid SDI deployment and aid to the Contras.
George Bush remains the leading candidate after eight years as No. 2 in government though he must answer questions from the Reagan administration about Middle East and Central American policy. His career spans U S House service, U N Ambassador, party chairman, liaison chief in China, CIA director, and vice presidency since 1980. He backs research into the Strategic Defense Initiative and continued aid to the Nicaraguan Contras.
Former Army general and Secretary of State Alexander Haig criticizes the missile reduction pact as mistaken, backs Strategic Defense Initiative, urges reexamining tax reforms, and favors gradual budget balance over automatic cuts while pledging to work with Congress. He also argues the United States should step up support for the Contras in Nicaragua.
The Republican lawyer and religious broadcaster Pat Robertson becomes the first television evangelist to bid for the White House. Analysts note his born‑again following could fund his campaign while wonder if Southern evangelical Democrats might vote for him. Robertson is seen as conservative and supportive of Contra rebels, criticizing the intermediate nuclear missiles treaty as too soft on the Soviets.
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