Robert talks with Ron Elving, political editor for the Congressional Quarterly, about this year's presidential primaries. Many states have set primary elections earlier, so that by the end of March the Republican candidate is likely to be determined. Elving attributes this in part to what he calls New Hampshire and Iowa envy, and says compressed primaries are advantageous to the Republican party in the '96 presidential elections. 2. A FRESHMAN -- Linda talks with Mark Souder (SOW-der), Republican freshman from Indiana, about the Contract with America. Souder says it is time for the Republicans to regroup and go to a fallback strategy. He says that the Republican leadership has been too accommodating, and that individual members of Congress should vote independently, even if it causes tension within the party.
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