anchor: The political spin is that Bauer will be the Pat Buchanan of 2000: He lacks experience in elected office and is too conservative for most voters (he plans to make anti-abortion legislation a cornerstone of his campaign), but he will have plenty of diehard donors, volunteers, and caucus-goers from the religious right.
positive: Bauer will be the Pat Buchanan of 2000.
negative: Bauer will be the Obama of 2000.