Pitched Battle: Nationalist Anthem

NO one knows how many Republicans will run for the Presidency in 2000. In The Almanac of American Politics, Michael Barone lists 27 “plausible” GOP contenders. At that, he may have missed a few. But there is near unanimity about who will not be running.

Leading Republicans assure each other (and passersby) that Pat Buchanan will definitely not throw his black hat into the ring. Pat is a spent force. Out of the mainstream. Others are stealing his constituency. He would have to give up a pundit’s pleasant life. For what? It makes no sense. Give me a break; give me a rest; give me an Alka Seltzer.

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John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is a senior fellow at National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

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NO one knows how many Republicans will run for the Presidency in 2000. In The Almanac of American Politics, Michael Barone lists 27 “plausible” GOP contenders. At that, he may have missed a few. But there is near unanimity about who will not be running.

Leading Republicans assure each other (and passersby) that Pat Buchanan will definitely not throw his black hat into the ring. Pat is a spent force. Out of the mainstream. Others are stealing his constituency. He would have to give up a pundit’s pleasant life. For what? It makes no sense. Give me a break; give me a rest; give me an Alka Seltzer.