Republican Field

**How the 2000 GOP Presidential Field Evolved**
Jan. 99	Feb.	March	April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan. '00	Feb.	Mar.

IN	2/15 John Kasich* 2/18 Bob Smith	3/2 Pat Buchanan 3/7 George Bush* 3/9 Lamar Alexander 3/10 Elizabeth Dole* 3/16 Steve Forbes	4/14 Dan Quayle 4/21 Gary Bauer			7/1 Orrin Hatch*

OUT						7/13 Bob Smith 7/14 John Kasich	8/16 Lamar Alexander	9/27 Dan Quayle	10/20 Elizabeth Dole 10/25 Pat Buchanan			1/26 Orrin Hatch	2/4 Gary Bauer 2/10 Steve Forbes	3/9 John McCain

Notes:
Dates indicate formal announcement of candidacy or exploratory ("*") committee.

Sen. McCain established a presidential exploratory committee on Dec. 30, 1998, declared himself a candidate on April 14, 1999 and formally announced on Sept. 27, 1999.

Alan Keyes formally in___?
Keyes said he was no longer a candidate on July 25, 2000, the same day that Gov. Bush announced his choice of Cheney as his running mate.