Bush and McCain later did the political equivalent of kiss and make up, vowing with a handshake to not run negative ads against each other. But Bush steered clear of the mighty A word, and dodged Forbes' efforts to pin him down. I'm deeply concerned about a kind of class warfare that's going on right now. Turning Vince Lombardi's words on their head, McCain is of the school that the best defense is a good offense. Since last week's revelations that he may have interceded with the Federal Communications Commission on behalf of campaign contributors, McCain has pursued every opportunity to grab the limelight and highlight his issues.
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Bradley is struggling badly in Iowa but in an interview with the Associated Press Monday he said he'd be happy with 30 percent of the vote. But some of Gore's closest advisors aren't so sure, publicly worrying about the veep becoming complacent. As Trump was scrubbing his romantic life, the Jesse Ventura wing of the Reform Party completed its own version of house cleaning. Party chairman and Ventura ally Jack Gargan stole the party convention from the Perot wing and brought it to the Body's home state of Minnesota. Despite this political triumph, it's not all smooth sailing.