 Who does the author think will win?
Newspapers, cramped for space, confined their headlines to Bush, Forbes, and Dole. The Boston Globe called Dole "the winner of this contest-within-the-contest." At a news conference, an aide introduced Dole as the straw poll's "real winner." "From a strict cost-benefit standpoint, the big winner may be Elizabeth Dole," concluded Time . Dismissive coverage of Dole before the straw poll played to her advantage, as everyone marveled at her "surprisingly" strong third. To prevent this, Dole needs to create a semifinal playoff--Forbes vs. Dole--to determine who gets to play Bush.
 Bush - he's only discussed as the competition, implying that nothing more needs to be said
 Dole - she had feminism and and a new set of voters behind her  Forbes - he's the best conservative and has the most money  Bush - he's only discussed as the competition, implying that nothing more needs to be said  McCain - he's so good, he didn't need to participate at Ames