Bob Dole presidential campaign

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The Bob Dole presidential campaign was the U.S. Republican effort, most notably in 1996, to elect longtime Kansas senator and party leader Bob Dole as President of the United States.

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instanceOf United States presidential campaign
campaignAnnouncementDate 1995-04-10
campaignEndDate 1996-11-05
campaignSlogan “A Better Man for a Better America”
“Let’s Make America First Again”
“The Better Man for a Better America”
campaignStrategy criticized Bill Clinton’s character and ethics
emphasized experience and leadership
campaignTheme restoring trust in government
return to traditional values
candidate Bob Dole
candidatePreviousOffice United States Senator from Kansas
candidatePreviousRole Republican presidential nominee for vice president in 1976
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
country United States
election 1996 United States presidential election
electoralVoteCount 159
homeStateOfCandidate Kansas
ideology conservatism
fiscal conservatism
social conservatism
incumbentOpponent Bill Clinton
incumbentOpponentOffice President of the United States
keyIssue balancing the federal budget
crime policy
strong national defense
tax cuts
welfare reform
mediaFormatUsed campaign bus tours
presidential debates
television advertising
mostNotableYear 1996
nominatingConvention 1996 Republican National Convention
nominatingConventionCity San Diego, California
officeSought President of the United States
opponentCandidate Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
opponentElectoralVoteCount 379
opponentParty Democratic Party (United States)
Reform Party (United States)
politicalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
popularVoteShare 40.7%
primaryOpponent Lamar Alexander
Pat Buchanan
Phil Gramm
Steve Forbes
primaryOutcome won Republican nomination
result lost
runningMate Jack Kemp

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Roger Stone employerOrClient Bob Dole presidential campaign
Bush–Cheney 2000 campaign precededBy Dole–Kemp 1996 campaign
linked to: Bob Dole presidential campaign
Mari Maseng employer Bob Dole presidential campaign, 1996
linked to: Bob Dole presidential campaign