 Who does the author think will win?
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 . Having narrowed the field to three, Dole needs to focus the contest on criteria that favor her. The first of these is political experience, of which Bush has little and Forbes has almost none. Since sports analogies tend to cut off the top tier at three rather than four (e.g., "bronze medal," "win, place, and show"), Bauer changed metaphors, telling reporters that he had reached "the first rung of candidates" and that lower finishers might soon perish.
 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