Kemp’s Surprising Victory

KEMP’S SURPRISING VICTORY

The stakes were higher than usual at the Republican state convention held last month in Lansing, Michigan. Jack Kemp’s organization in Michigan, which has been rapped for poor performance in the past, cut a series of deals with Pat Robertson’s supporters in order to wrest control of the state party from Vice President Bush’s supporters. Kemp’s people pulled it off. The question is, Will the deals backfire?

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KEMP’S SURPRISING VICTORY

The stakes were higher than usual at the Republican state convention held last month in Lansing, Michigan. Jack Kemp’s organization in Michigan, which has been rapped for poor performance in the past, cut a series of deals with Pat Robertson’s supporters in order to wrest control of the state party from Vice President Bush’s supporters. Kemp’s people pulled it off. The question is, Will the deals backfire?