He pledged to keep on fighting against abortion and for a tougher trade policy against China. On this I will not be moved. Bauer will spend the next few days with his family and advisers at his Virginia home discussing the next step in the campaign. Bauer said the time he devoted to Iowa took away from campaigning here. As a first-time candidate, he also lacked the name recognition to raise a lot of money early.
History is full of people who had to run a number of times.
Over the last year, Bauer has tried to portray himself as the heir apparent to former president Ronald Reagan, whom he served as undersecretary of education and senior domestic policy adviser. They both have never changed what they say. The don't tell the press or an audience what they think they want to hear. Last election cycle, Philbrick backed Sen. Bob Dole but felt Dole didn't exactly jibe with his own core values. This time around, Philbrick decided on Bauer, not because of his standing in the polls or his campaign war chest but because of his views on abortion, gun rights and morality.