Elizabeth
Dole
Drops
Out
of
Race
10/22/99
Just one week after announcing
her plan to lead a "crusade" against illicit drugs if elected, Elizabeth
Dole dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination
on Monday (10/18). Dole cited her trouble raising money and George
W. Bush's commanding advantage in fundraising as the primary reason for
the decision.
The drug war was also a major
platform for her husband, Kansas Senator Bob Dole, in his failed 1996 run
for the presidency. Sen. Dole, who promised that if elected "America
will see a real drug war," never gained traction with the issue despite
President Clinton's "never inhaled" snafu early in his first term.
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Issue #113, 10/22/99
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