Former GOP Rival Keyes Endorses Dole Campaign
Conservative commentator Alan Keyes endorsed Bob Dole on Saturday, leaving Patrick J. Buchanan as the only Republican presidential candidate who has yet to back the nominee-in-waiting.
Keyes, who came to the GOP convention with the backing of 15 delegates, said his decision was prompted by the party’s passage of a conservative platform and Dole’s selection of Jack Kemp as his running mate.
“It appears that Sen. Dole has heard the voices of grass-roots Republicans who are the heart of the party,” Keyes said in a statement.
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