Bob DoleThe Campaign

By: Emily Gomez

Party Nomination

State Primaries:•The main method of choosing delegates to the National Convention•Today more than ¾ of states use Presidential Primaries•Since 1996, Democrats require delegates to be allocated proportionally to vote in the primary.

Caucuses: •About a dozen states have a caucus for both parties•Includes discussion and centers on staffing local party positions

Strategies:•Republicans appeal to more conservative voters and Democrats appeal to more Liberal voters because Primary Elections have a lower voter turn out. •Most candidates run hard in Iowa and New Hampshire hoping that early elections attract media attention.

•Dole used the fifty state strategy- a political strategy which aims for progress in all states of the United States of America, rather than conceding certain states as "unwinnable".

•In the primaries and caucuses, social conservative Pat Buchanan received early victories in Alaska, Louisiana and New Hampshire, and Steve Forbes in Delaware and Arizona which put Dole's leadership in doubt.

•Dole won every primary starting with North and South Dakota, which gave him a lock on the party nomination.

Bob Dole - 9,024,742 (58.82%)Pat Buchanan - 3,184,943 (20.76%)Steve Forbes - 1,751,187 (11.41%)Lamar Alexander - 495,590 (3.23%)Alan Keyes - 471,716 (3.08%)Richard Lugar - 127,111 (0.83%)Unpledged - 123,278 (0.80%)Phil Gramm - 71,456 (0.47%)Bob Dornan - 42,140 (0.28%)Morry Taylor - 21,180 (0.14%)

Dole and the Primaries

Convention•Delegates elected in primary elections and caucuses assemble at the national party convention.•The objective of the convention is to pick the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidate.•The convention follows a specific schedule:

-Day 1- Keynote address and speeches-Day 2- committee reports (party convention rules and party platform)-Day 3- President and Vice-President balloting-Day 4- Presidential candidate acceptance speech

•It’s a time of coming together to endorse party programs and build unity and enthusiasm.•Candidates can get a lot of media coverage.

Bob Dole and the Republican PlatformCivil Rights:Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal fundsCrime:Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. Education:Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. Voted NO on national education standards. Voted YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline.Environment:Voted NO on continuing desert protection in California. Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. Foreign Policy:Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. Voted NO on ending Vietnam embargo. Free Trade:Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. Government Reform:Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. Voted YES on banning more types of Congressional gifts. Health Care:Voted NO on medical savings accounts.War and Peace:Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem.

•convened at the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) in San Diego, California, from August 12 to August 15, 1996. The convention nominated Bob Dole, former Senator from Kansas, for President and Jack Kemp, former Congressman from suburban Buffalo, New York and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for Vice President.

•The Party had lost momentum after President Bill Clinton successfully co-opted the historically Republican issues of crime and welfare reform and portrayed House Speaker Newt Gingrich as an extremist.

•The Dole campaign sought to use the convention to unite the party, to appeal to political moderates, and to highlight Dole's honorable service in World War II and in the U.S. Senate.

Money

Campaign money can come from candidates’ wealth, political parties, interested individuals, and interest groups.

Federal Election Campaign Act- Created in 1974- limited amounts candidates could spend on advertising and gave full open disclosure of all fund-raising activities by candidates.

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act- Largely banned soft money, restored a long standing prohibition on corporations and labor unions for using treasury funds for electoral purposes, and narrowed the definition of issue advocacy.

Committees Who Gave Money To Bob Dole

DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INC$ 14,000DOLE/KEMP '96 INC$1000DOLE, ROBERT J(Republican National Committee)

How Bob Dole Spent Money

to Alexandria, VA-based Multimedia Services Corp.$5.5 MillionOdell, Roper and Simms- Direct Mail Services$1.1 Million

Total Spent by Dole: $ 131 Million

Reports filed by the Dole campaign with the Federal Election Commission show the Senate Majority Leader had spent $24.3 million by the end of February. Dole aides estimate that on March 1, the campaign had about $6 million left to spend until after the August GOP convention in San Diego.

The company, Aqua-Leisure Industries, is run by a Dole campaign official. His workers and their families sent the campaign 40 individual checks totaling $40,000. Three of those contributors said workers were handed stacks of $100 bills and told to return with personal checks made out to "Dole for President." They reported personally receiving $4,000.

Sources of Funds (In Million $)Limited Campaign

Candidate Controlled Federal Grant $61.8National Party $12.0

Unlimited CampaignsCandidate May Coordinate Party Soft Money $48.2

Labor $2.0

Independent of Candidate Independent Expenditures $1.0

_____Total $131

Wise Spending?

General Election

•The topics discussed in the debate are often the most controversial issues of the time, and arguably elections have been nearly decided by these debates•Debates receive a great deal of media attention.

A reference to Dole’s age during a presidential debate.

Debate #1- (Hartford, Connecticut Oct. 6, 1996) , President Bill Clinton held his ground against a barrage of wit and criticism from GOP challenger Bob Dole. Clinton and rival Bob Dole argued over Medicare, the economy, education and tax cuts in the first of two debates. After the candidates' spirited but civil exchange, most people gave high marks to Dole,

Debate #2- (VP Debate St. Petersburg, Florida October 9, 1996) candidates arguing over tax policy, the economy's health and help for America's inner cities. Vice President Gore proved the aggressor, trying to point out differences between Kemp and GOP nominee Bob Dole.

Final Debate- (San Diego, California Oct 16, 1996) , Dole shifted tactics and repeatedly attacked Clinton's "public ethics." But Clinton, ignoring the barbs, focused on public policy issues and was judged the winner in most public surveys.

DEBATES

Presidential

candidate

PartyHome state

Popular vote

Electoralvote

Running mate

Running mate'shome state

Running mate's

electoral vote

Count Pct

William Jefferson Clinton

Democratic(a)

Arkansas47,401,18

549.24% 379 Albert A

rnold Gore, Jr.

Tennessee

379

Robert Joseph Dole

Republican(b)

Kansas39,197,46

940.71% 159 Jack Fre

nch Kemp

New York 159

Presidential candidate

Party Home state

Popular vote

Electoral

vote

Running mate

Running mate's

home state

Running mate's

electoral vote

Count Pct

William Jefferson Clinton

Democratic Arkansas 47,401,185 49.24% 379 Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.

Tennessee 379

Robert Joseph Dole

Republican Kansas 39,197,469 40.71% 159 Jack French Kemp

New York 159

Close statesStates where margin of victory < 5%Kentucky, 0.96%Nevada, 1.02%Georgia, 1.17%Colorado, 1.37%Virginia, 1.96%Arizona, 2.22%Tennessee, 2.41%Montana, 2.88%South Dakota, 3.46%North Carolina, 4.69%Texas, 4.93%

Election Results

Bob Dole Funny Videos

Bob Dole gained media attention for his habit of referring to himself in the third person.

This Simpsons episode aired just days before the 1996 General Election.