Saturday, May 20, 2000
Other candidates on ballot, like it or not
By Patrick Crowley
The Cincinnati Enquirer
NEWPORT — Newport native Gary Bauer is no longer in the presidential race, but he still figures to get at least one vote in Tuesday'sKentucky primary.
“I'm hoping mom will pull through for me,” Mr. Bauer joked Friday from Washington, where he has returned to leading the conservative Campaign for Working Families lobby since dropping out of the GOP race in February.
Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush are expected to win Tuesday's Kentucky primary and later this summer be nominated as their party's presidential candidates.
But there are plenty of other candidates from both parties on Tuesday's ballot in the Commonwealth.
On the Democratic side, Mr. Gore is joined by former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley and perennial candidate Lyndon LaRouche Jr. Mr. Bradley is out of the race, and Mr. LaRouche does not enjoy broad support from voters.
Republicans other than Mr. Bush and Mr. Bauer are Arizona Sen. John McCain, conservative commentator Alan Keyes and magazine publisher Steve Forbes. Mr. McCain and Mr. Forbes are out of the race, while Mr. Keyes is still technically running but has little chance of winning.
The votes of candidates not in the race will be counted and recorded, said Kenton County Clerk Bill Aylor.
“But they don't mean anything, so I'm not sure why people vote for them,” Mr. Aylor said.
Mr. Bauer said that in a lot of states it's more trouble getting off the ballot than just staying on.
A marginal candidate or one who has dropped out of the race could actually win a few delegates.
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