They would make a truly dynamic duo, a dream ticket for noninterventionist conservatives and other critics of Clinton s criminal assault on Yugoslavia. B uchanan s motivation in bolting the GOP and launching a third-party bid for the White House is attacked by the Republicans and their journalistic apologists as a case of sour grapes, of personal vanity, of hubris. But the fact is that Buchanan was motivated simply by the conviction that no real difference remained between the two major parties, and by the knowledge that he could keep his campaign going and make sure that conservatives would have some voice in the general election. He has built up a personal following as well as a growing national audience, and after the GOP convention they are going to want to know what road to take. As to whether Keyes will have the courage to take that final step and break with the liberal Republican Establishment once and for all is an open question and an interesting one to contemplate.
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