Players Conventional Wisdom P. Moynihan ( + ) Old CW: Clueless, cloutless egghead eccentric. New CW: Irish Rosty with a Ph.D. B. Dole ( - ) Early aces but overplayed his hyperpartisan card. Forget ‘96. It’s over. N. Gingrich ( + ) Old CW: Loudmouth wing-nut. New: NAFTA statesman, welfare visionary. J. Kasich ( + ) From obscure GOP House backbencher to high-flying deficit-hawk flock leader. D. Feinstein ( + ) Once considered lite, but bested boys in gun debate. Di Knows Vi(olence). E. Hollings ( - ) Against Brady bill, but wants to censor “Murder, She Wrote.” Get a grip.
