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Bush wins Washington and Lee Mock Convention nomination
Students predicted Bush would win the Republican Mock Convention at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. More than 1,500 delegates cast votes after Bob Dole urged the crowd. Bush secured 1939 votes, far surpassing the 1033 needed, with McCain second and Forbes third.
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