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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1998
Page
6
Additional prospective candidates are expected to make exploratory visits to Iowa before the February 2000 precinct caucuses. The vignettes are by Gazette staff writers and photos by Gazette photographers and interns.
Former Tennessee governor and U S education secretary Alexander hints at a 2000 presidential bid. He recalls finishing eight points behind Dole and five behind Buchanan in the 1996 Iowa GOP caucuses and praises his past campaign organization. He spoke at a Cedar Rapids GOP gala about competing for first in Iowa.
Marilyn Tucker Quayle spoke in Cedar Rapids praising Dan Quayle as a leading GOP 2000 contender. She highlighted his crisis leadership, congressional tenure, and programs like the Job Training Partnership Act. The Quayles, practicing corporate law, have three children and reside in Paradise Valley Arizona.
Keyes, 48, predicts he could have beaten Bob Dole in Linn County during the 1996 Iowa caucuses if a few votes had flipped. He criticizes what he calls Money-Is-God Republicans versus God-Is-God Republicans and calls for abortion bans and moral reform as core campaign ideas. He promotes campaigns centered on a message, not a candidate.
Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., backing Kenneth Starr's investigation into President Clinton, says corruption in public officials must be confronted. Barr, former U S attorney and House member, promotes impeachment talk and weighs importance of voter interest at a homecoming in Iowa.
U.S. Representative John Kasich of Ohio 12th District and Budget Committee chair campaigns on reducing federal power and taxes at a Cedar Rapids GOP event. He advocates a $101 billion tax cut plan, including ending the marriage penalty, and criticizes President Clinton's China trip and nuclear concerns with India and Pakistan.
Montana Governor Marc Racicot, a two term Republican, says he is not running for president and intends to listen and learn from Iowans. He notes Rocky Mountain issues deserve attention and cites his background as attorney general and Army lawyer. The Iowa GOP chair praises him as a rising national leader.
Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, a national talk show host tied to Iran Contra, headlines the Christian Coalition luncheon at Crowne Plaza during the Iowa Republican state convention intermission. He warns of Chinese interference and urges Clinton to cancel China visit while promoting a Save Our Sovereignty campaign.
U.S. Senator John Ashcroft spoke at the First-in-the-Nation GOP Gala in Cedar Rapids while visiting Iowa as he weighs a presidential bid. He framed his goal as ending the marriage income tax penalty of 29 billion dollars and linking social and economic conservatives to mirror Reagan era unity.
Former NFL star Steve Largent, now Oklahoma congressman, selected as emcee for the Iowa GOP gala after the state party weighed alternatives including Clint Black Randy Travis and Bill Maher. Largent praised for camera appeal while his political profile includes an IRS abolition proposal and a family life with wife Terry and four children.
Steve Forbes outlines a broader campaign agenda including partial birth abortion bans Social Security reform medical savings accounts and term limits while keeping the flat tax at 17 percent with a large exemption and a choice between filing options He plans to rely more on his grassroots group Americans for Hope Growth and Opportunity than on ads.
Gary Bauer of Campaign for Working Families, Fairfax, Va., reports $4.1 million raised and says a strong economy heightens concern about moral fiber. He cites family values, parental guidance, and political roots in Reagan era policy as drivers of a shift toward a more moral nation. Reggie White backed Bauer after a public criticism of homosexuality.
New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith, 57, a former teacher and long-time Republican, argues the party must present a vision focused on restoring moral direction. He credits Bill Clinton with a balanced budget but urges reflection on the nation's future, citing founders, the Constitution, and the Bible as guides. Smith has spent 35 days in Iowa exploring a possible presidential bid.
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