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Gore and Bush Front Runners in Iowa Caucus

HeadlineJan 25, 2000

Last night in Iowa, the first caucuses, the first vote of the year 2000, it was Vice President Al Gore and George W. Bush fastening their front-runner labels tighter. Amid light turnout, the Texas governor fought off a tough challenge by publishing heir Steve Forbes, while the Vice President easily beat Bradley by almost two to one. Alan Keyes, an ex-ambassador with not much money, finished a solid third among Republicans as the conservative vote showed its strength. We’ll be speaking with a representative of Alan Keyes in just a minute. Arizona Senator John McCain got about five percent of the vote, but he skipped the state to focus on New Hampshire’s February 1st primary. Presidential campaigns now enter a frantic decisive six-week stretch.

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