[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E62]
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              WASHINGTON & LEE REPUBLICAN MOCK CONVENTION

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2000

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend my alma mater, 
Washington and Lee University, on its recent 2000 Republican Mock 
Convention.
  Every four years since 1908, the students of Washington and Lee have 
gathered at the Mock Convention to attempt to correctly predict the 
presidential nominee of the political party currently out of the White 
House. Over the years, W&L students have had a remarkable success rate 
in their predictions--in fact, since 1948, the Mock Convention has only 
erred once in correctly predicting the presidential nominee, when it 
selected Edward Kennedy over George McGovern in 1972.
  Washington and Lee has received national acclaim for its Mock 
Convention from numerous sources over the years. The Washington Post 
has declared the Washington and Lee Mock Convention ``one of the 
nation's oldest and most prestigious mock conventions,'' and Time 
Magazine has called it the ``biggest and boomingest'' of all amateur 
gatherings.
  Last Saturday, Washington and Lee held its 2000 Mock Convention, 
which was a great success. I was privileged to join a very 
distinguished group of federal, state, and local leaders in addressing 
the Convention, and the W&L students were as engaged and energized as 
ever.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Washington and Lee University on 
another excellent Mock Convention, and I am confident that the students 
of W&L have yet again correctly chosen the next Republican presidential 
nominee. Congratulations to W&L on a very successful 2000 Mock 
Convention.

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