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Who was the eventual Republican nominee in 1996 against whom Buchanan ran?

  • Bob Dole

  • George W. Bush

  • John McCain

  • Steve Forbes

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Bob Dole was the eventual Republican nominee in 1996, facing off against Buchanan in the general election. Dole, a former senator from Kansas, had a long and distinguished career in politics, serving as the Senate Majority Leader and the Republican National Committee Chairman. He was a moderate Republican who appealed to a broad range of voters, but he ultimately lost the election to incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton.
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