One of the Republican senators unexpectedly facing defeat next week is North Carolina’s Elizabeth Dole. Liddy Dole is the wife of the former Kansas Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate, Robert Dole. She took over the traditionally safe Republican seat from the late Jesse Helms in 2002.
This “rocking chair” advertisement gives an indication of how the campaign against Dole has painted her as ineffective and out of touch.
Whilst the first primary election in New Hampshire is still 4 months away, the contest for the 2000 American Presidential election is taking shape.
Republican candidate, Elizabeth Dole, wife of the 1996 Republican nominee, Senator Bob Dole, quit the race last week, further winnowing the conservative field.
Dole’s withdrawal follows the departure of Lamar Alexander, John Kasich and former Vice-President Dan Quayle. Texas Governor George W. Bush remains the Republican frontrunner, having raised close to $100 million in campaign funds since the beginning of this year.
Bush’s candidacy is threatened only by Arizona Senator John McCain and the publishing magnate Steve Forbes. [Read more…]