 What is one major advantage that Dole had over Bush?
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." In every TV interview, Dole claimed to have been "outspent by millions of dollars." To prevent this, Dole needs to create a semifinal playoff--Forbes vs. Dole--to determine who gets to play Bush. The first of these is political experience, of which Bush has little and Forbes has almost none. Like Dole, he won a crucial "contest-within-the-contest."
 Dole had spent more time in politics than Bush
 Dole cared about the environment which was refreshing to the voters  Dole was a woman which made her more sympathetic to female voters  Dole had a surprising amount of financial backing  Dole had spent more time in politics than Bush