THE NEW REPUBLIC GUIDE TO THE CANDIDATES...
THE NEW REPUBLIC GUIDE TO THE CANDIDATES introduction by Andrew Sullivan, illustrated by Vint Lawrence (BasicBooks: $10.; 271 pp., paperback original). The 44 articles in this collection chronicle the activities of 19 potential Republican, Democratic and independent candidates for president and vice president. As New Republic Editor Andrew Sullivan notes, “The characters now running for office did not spring newly minted from a CNN studio.” Their actions, ideas and personalities have been analyzed and debated in studies that suggest their fitness for high office. John B. Judis documents Phil Gramm’s efforts to hide his investments in low-budget exploitation films and offers a cautiously favorable assessment of New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman. Jacob Weisberg and Paul Elie analyze Patrick Buchanan’s controversial views; Michael Kinsley calls Vice President Al Gore “an old person’s idea of a young person” but praises his intelligence.
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