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‘I belong to the Lord,” said Pat U Robertson last August, referring to a possible 1988 bid for the GOP presidential nomination. “If the Lord told me to do something, I’d do it, whatever it was.” Washington insiders opine that the Almighty will soon give the TV evangelist the signal he is waiting for.

Some pundits here dismiss a Robertson candidacy, but the religious-talkshow host might surprise them. “Don’t underestimate Robertson,” Congressman Newt Gingrich (R., Ga.) admonishes. Conservative Caucus chairman Howard Phillips says guardedly that Robertson has “a real possibility” of being a serious challenger and predicts that he will clean up in Michigan, an early caucus state where Robertson has already built an extensive network.

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‘I belong to the Lord,” said Pat U Robertson last August, referring to a possible 1988 bid for the GOP presidential nomination. “If the Lord told me to do something, I’d do it, whatever it was.” Washington insiders opine that the Almighty will soon give the TV evangelist the signal he is waiting for.

Some pundits here dismiss a Robertson candidacy, but the religious-talkshow host might surprise them. “Don’t underestimate Robertson,” Congressman Newt Gingrich (R., Ga.) admonishes. Conservative Caucus chairman Howard Phillips says guardedly that Robertson has “a real possibility” of being a serious challenger and predicts that he will clean up in Michigan, an early caucus state where Robertson has already built an extensive network.