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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, March 7, 2000
Nation
Candidates campaign hard for Super Tuesday primary
The Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A feisty John McCain labeled Republican rival George W. Bush as Clinton-esque, while a subdued Bill Bradley said he must win a couple of states as both underdogs looked to revive their presidential campaigns in a Super Tuesday showdown.
In the more competitive race of the two, both Bush and McCain were making a final push yesterday in California, where 162 delegates to the GOP nominating convention were the biggest prize of the day. Bush had the inside track on those delegates, but McCain hoped for a symbolic victory in the nonbinding popular vote.
"There has not been a primary yet that has met expectations," McCain said. "It's
just too volatile."
At a San Diego park, Bush, fighting off a cold, sounded hoarse at times but still projected the confidence of a front-runner. Bush said he wasn't worried that the primary battle would leave the GOP fractured and even gave McCain credit for bringing people to the Republican party. Bush said the competition had made him a better candidate and should satisfy anyone who wondered about his inner strength and whether he could battle back.
Bradley aides were quietly making plans for an exit if Vice President Al Gore does as well as polls suggest in today's voting for the Democratic nomination.
"I don't think there's any magic number, but I do think we have to win a couple of states," Bradley said yesterday on CBS'
Early Show, holding out hope for Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine Maryland or Missouri
Both Gore and Bradley were devoting the day to New York. Gore courted New York's Jewish activists this morning, saying that in a Gore administration the United States would be a loyal friend to Israel.
Bradley greeted commuters — some cordial, some grumbling about the obstacle to their morning rush — at the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Manhattan at 7:30 a.m.
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McCain: Describes Bush as Clinton-esque
"Rest is for another dav." he said.
McCain told reporters that Bush handed him back the reform issue after a $2.5 million series of attack ads he says are financed by Bush's forces.
Bush complained that the ads were what the press wanted to talk about, even though he said he had nothing to do with them.
"It's so Clinton-esque it's scary — raise the soft money, run the attack ads," he said of the ads. "They're getting more and more like the Clinton campaign. They'll say anything."
Bush was appearing on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show before heading home to Texas to await election results. McCain planned to watch the returns in Los Angeles.
After weeks of bashing Gore, Bradley has
toned down his assaults in recent days as the Super Tuesday campaign was wrapping up. Yesterday, Bradley said he would support
Gore if he was the nominee and had no interest in the vice presidency. Bradley said he still thought that Gore's role in the 1996 fund-raising scandals could risk the Democratic agenda.
Polling showed no openings for Bradley to dent the front-running Gore, and talk was turning to the potential of the former New Jersey senator leaving the race after today.
Bush: Has the confidence of a front runner
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