What’s Happening, by George?

WHAT’S HAPPENING, BY GEORGE?

George Bush remains the frontrunner in the 1988 GOP presidential race, but prevailing sentiment here says that he’s losing ground. “George is going nowhere,” notes a Republican political consultant. “ ‘Front-runner’ means only name ID. To open a true margin, he’s got to show that he’s a leader.” Presumably, this would be done by a) stating some kind of vision for the nation, b) translating that vision into policy specifics, and c) stumping for state and local office-holders, not only to collect lOUs, but also to develop a personal rapport with voters. “Only then will George gain a command both of the issues and of the mass appeal needed for winning the nomination.”

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WHAT’S HAPPENING, BY GEORGE?

George Bush remains the frontrunner in the 1988 GOP presidential race, but prevailing sentiment here says that he’s losing ground. “George is going nowhere,” notes a Republican political consultant. “ ‘Front-runner’ means only name ID. To open a true margin, he’s got to show that he’s a leader.” Presumably, this would be done by a) stating some kind of vision for the nation, b) translating that vision into policy specifics, and c) stumping for state and local office-holders, not only to collect lOUs, but also to develop a personal rapport with voters. “Only then will George gain a command both of the issues and of the mass appeal needed for winning the nomination.”