 What makes Dole different from the other candidates?
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." Dismissive coverage of Dole before the straw poll played to her advantage, as everyone marveled at her "surprisingly" strong third. Having narrowed the field to three, Dole needs to focus the contest on criteria that favor her. On every talk show, Dole vowed "to demonstrate that the candidate with the most experience is more qualified than the candidates with the most money. ... Newspapers hail Dole's female followers as evidence "that she can attract new voters to the GOP." Like Dole, he won a crucial "contest-within-the-contest."
 A certain part of her identity might make her sympathetic to the voters in a way that would not work for the other candidates
 Dole had significant financial backing from the fruit company of the same name  She's more conservative than the others  She's more sympathetic to the voters because of her upbringing  A certain part of her identity might make her sympathetic to the voters in a way that would not work for the other candidates