Alexander falls short of signatures for Pennsylvania ballot By MELISSA STUTZMAN Collegian Staff Writer In what some may consider a set back, former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander has failed to get his name on the ballot for Pennsyl vania's April 23 primary. Dave Hixson, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Elec tions, told The Associated Press that Alexander fell 500 signatures ; short of the necessary 2,000 by the Feb. 13 deadline. Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar will top the Pennsylvania Republican presidential ballot, while Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kansas, will follow. Com- Terry W. Hendricks, D.M.D. (814) 234-4119 For Ainl * BS. Della. PSU Participatise oay * Financing Available * Full Dentures & kelines ' lMM lny wk . *Repairs * Cast Metal Partials ,A% ailahle 518 S. Pugh St. • State College (Available Parking) mentator Pat Buchanan will be third, Christian conservative Alan Keyes will be fourth, and magazine publisher Steve Forbes will round out the five-man ballot. Daniel DiLeo, assistant professor of political science at the Altoona Campus, said missing the ballot could possibly hurt Alexander because of the large number of del egates Pennsylvania sends to the Republican convention. Pennsylvania sends 73 delegates to the national convention. DiLeo said Alexander may have not considered Pennsylvania important because the state's Republican primary is so late in wired to a no-name company that has no qualms about the season, meaning parties have often chosen their candidates already. But Mark Merritt, a spokesman for Alexander's campaign, told the AP that Alexander is not concerned that missing the ballot in Pennsyl vania may harm his chances of winning the nomination. This is Oh sure, it looks innocent. But it could be So, calling card in hand, you dial 1800 CALL ATT and save yourself some much-needed cash. overcharging broke college students. Know the Code. 1 800 CALL ATT. Thais Your True Choice:" because the popular vote is not directly tied to the delegate vote at the Republican Convention, which will be held Aug. 12-15 in San Diego, he said. "We'll campaign hard in Pennsyl vania and win the delegates," Mer ritt told the AP. DiLeo agreed that although it may prove damaging, Alexander is not completely out of the race because he did not make the ballot. "Depending on who's still in the race by then," he said, "there's the possibility of a write-in campaign." And while Alexander's support ers are still searching for ways to get their favorite candidate a num AT&T Your True Choice ber of delegates, Christopher Car ney, assistant professor of political science at the Worthington Scran ton Campus, said Alexander's cam paign staff needs to be better orga nized if they want to seriously win. Carney said overall lack of orga nization is what probably kept Alexander from gaining a suffi cient amount of signatures. Alexander's volunteers in Penn sylvania could not be reached for comment. Merritt told the AP that Alexan der and his staff were so busy con centrating on big wins in lowa and New Hampshire that they let vol unteers do work for other states. The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1996- Carney said Alexander may have hurt himself by front-loading his campaign and concentrating the majority of his money and energy on them. Carney also said Alexander prob ably did not expect to be as popular as he is at this point. "I think many people concluded before the primary season even began that Dole would be the hands down winner for the nomination," Carney said. "(Lack of organiza tion) may serve to plague him later in his campaign." Carney also said Alexander seems like the type of candidate that could do well in Pennsylvania. I kl\ T
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