Beltway's Dole fading out fast

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: August 7, 1987| Author: Steve Neal | Copyright information

Bob Dole is the Beltway Candidate.

If the 1988 Republican presidential nominee was chosen by the opinion makers and political insiders from the nation's capital, Dole would be just about a sure thing.

After more than a quarter century in Congress, the Kansas Republican has built a strong following within the boundaries of the multilane highway that encircles the nation's capital. He's got a quick wit and has compiled an impressive record as the Senate's GOP leader and as th...

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