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■ As Dole campaign limps to a close, George Will advises: “The Republican Party has to not only resign itself to [Dole’s] defeat, it has to advertise his defeat and it has to try and save itself in Congress by going to the country saying, ‘You’re going to have a Democratic President, do you want him unrestrained by a countervailing force in Congress?’”. . . . Says Eagle Forum head Phyllis Schlafly: “Keeping Congress Republican is a higher priority for us now.” . . . After timid debate performance by vice-presidential nominee Jack Kemp, even Empower America colleague Bill Bennett pans him, saying Kemp was “concerned too much about being ‘nice’ and not enough about ‘winning.’” … Dole campaign manager Scott Reed was reportedly so mad at Kemp that he refused to talk to him after debate. Kemp failed to use prepared zingers, e.g., when Al Gore attacked Kemp’s record, Kemp was supposed to respond: “Say, Al, did you get that out of my FBI file?” . . . Dole may have had case of nerves in first debate. According to Boston College neuropsychology professor Joe Tecce, “While the normal blink rate for someone speaking on TV is 31 to 50 blinks per minute, Bob Dole averaged an astounding 147—nearly three blinks per second.”

■ Can you say “shameless”? Clinton campaign begins running ad on Christian radio stations that says, in part: “Don’t be misled by Bob Dole’s attack ads. President Clinton wants a complete ban on late-term abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger or she faces severe health risks, such as the inability to have another child. The President signed the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA], supports curfews and school uniforms to teach our children discipline.” Under pressure from gay groups, campaign strikes reference to DOMA. . . . George Stephanopoulos, 35, tells the New Yorker he wants out of a Clinton second term: “I don’t know what I’ll do, I’ve had a great run, a great ride, but it feels like I’m done. IP’s not that I’m above it, but I can’t do it any more. I just have to grow up.” . . . Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Secretary of Defense William Perry are also expected to leave.

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■ As Dole campaign limps to a close, George Will advises: “The Republican Party has to not only resign itself to [Dole’s] defeat, it has to advertise his defeat and it has to try and save itself in Congress by going to the country saying, ‘You’re going to have a Democratic President, do you want him unrestrained by a countervailing force in Congress?’”. . . . Says Eagle Forum head Phyllis Schlafly: “Keeping Congress Republican is a higher priority for us now.” . . . After timid debate performance by vice-presidential nominee Jack Kemp, even Empower America colleague Bill Bennett pans him, saying Kemp was “concerned too much about being ‘nice’ and not enough about ‘winning.’” … Dole campaign manager Scott Reed was reportedly so mad at Kemp that he refused to talk to him after debate. Kemp failed to use prepared zingers, e.g., when Al Gore attacked Kemp’s record, Kemp was supposed to respond: “Say, Al, did you get that out of my FBI file?” . . . Dole may have had case of nerves in first debate. According to Boston College neuropsychology professor Joe Tecce, “While the normal blink rate for someone speaking on TV is 31 to 50 blinks per minute, Bob Dole averaged an astounding 147—nearly three blinks per second.”

■ Can you say “shameless”? Clinton campaign begins running ad on Christian radio stations that says, in part: “Don’t be misled by Bob Dole’s attack ads. President Clinton wants a complete ban on late-term abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger or she faces severe health risks, such as the inability to have another child. The President signed the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA], supports curfews and school uniforms to teach our children discipline.” Under pressure from gay groups, campaign strikes reference to DOMA. . . . George Stephanopoulos, 35, tells the New Yorker he wants out of a Clinton second term: “I don’t know what I’ll do, I’ve had a great run, a great ride, but it feels like I’m done. IP’s not that I’m above it, but I can’t do it any more. I just have to grow up.” . . . Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Secretary of Defense William Perry are also expected to leave.