Show V Standard-Examiri- J Chronology presidency" Calif - As SACRAMENTO closest advisers in a Newport Beach hotel Gov Pete Wilson reached the decision many of his friends hoped he would have made at the start It was time to end an effort he concluded that in hindsight political consultants said was based on a series of major miscalculations And the first they said was his assumption that even those who had backed his overwhelmingly successful campaign actually wanted him to run for president Wilson incorrectly believed said consultants close to his candidacy that Republican voters and potential campaign contributors would forgive him for breaking his promise to complete his second term as governor if he won in 1994 A I "V presidential race: rrrr — The University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute Layton invites you to share an evening with their experts 1995 March 9: Opens a campaign bank account required of prospective presidential candidates March 23: Takes first public step toward running by announcing he will form an exploratory committee to promote his candidacy March 28: Begins campaigning in the East starting in New Hampshire X Go Pete Wilson CailfomJa: Friday became fce first candidate to drop out f Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole: v announced hts candidacy-h- is Officially third - on Apni - 10 Rep Robert Doman Cafifomla: Officially announced his candidacy on "April 13 - t Sen Richard Lunar Indiana: Officially announced fits presidential ' ' candidacy April 19 t Sources said the decision to run on the heels of his victory was far from unanimous in Wilson's own inner circle In the end it was Wilson's own attitude - a confidence bordering on cockiness - that led him to launch his campaign As he announced his decision Friday to supporters in Sacramento Wilson shouldered the responsibility for a campaign that lasted little more than a month after his formal announcement tour "I hope I haven't let you down I blame no one" he said "I blame no one but myself" At the state Republican Party convention getting under way Friday in Palm Desert Wilson backers expressed little surprise that the governor was getting out "There's a sense of relief on the part of his supporters who feared it was going to end up this way" said Robert Naylor a Sacramento g lobbyist who made calls on Wilson's behalf "About half his natural base the folks that would otherwise be with Pete just didn't want him to do this They felt they had gone out on a limb for him to get him They wanted him to be governor" ' Wilson a prodigious fund-raisfor years also mistakenly believed he could raise $20 million by the end of the year under federal g guidelines that call for the bulk of the money to be raised in $ 1 000 increments His aides boasted from the beginning that Wilson would be one of only three GOP contenders along with Sens Bob Dole and Phil Gramm to raise that amount Wilson raised $27 million last year for his gubernatorial campaign g rules under less strict But his presidential campaign by September was more than $1 million in debt The financial troubles contributed to internal tensions and press leaks that ultimately led Wilson's longtime political consultant George Gorton to resign Wilson was convinced that his principal message - his efforts to deny government services to illegal immigrants and eliminate affirmative action programs -would resonate in other states But while many Republican primary voters may have agreed with his positions there were more pressing issues - including welfare and tax reform - on their minds Some consultants said Wilson's appeal was too narrow not visionary enough for a candidate who wanted voters to view him as presidential material Republican insiders said Wilson also ignored advice that warned him that state GOP leaders weren't particularly interested in seeing him elected president A victory would have left the state in die hands of Democratic Lt Gov Gray Davis Republican lawmakers close to capturing control of the Legislature wanted him in the state to help with fund favors abortion rtgnts announced March 30 f f Alan Keyes: Mid-tev- d Reagan admmtstration State Department orfoai announced March 26 S Former Tennessee Go V Lamar s Alexander SEASON - the" who challenged Bush in 1992 announced March 20 F COOLER a SALE! 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SenArten Specter Pennsylvania: - ANALYSES A House 90s" "PARENTING IN THE 1994 March 8: Formally begins campaigningfor a second term as governor says he will not run for president in 1996 even if he wins an assurance that he repeats throughout the campaign Nov 8: After having trailed in polls early in the year easily defeats Democrat Kathleen Brown in the governor's race immediately fueling speculation of a presidential bid Who'sinandout ofthe1S96 t EVIMIH6 WITH THE EXPERTS IB B GOP race for the Whit© Sunday October 11935 13Af April 14: Undergoes throat ! surgery that was billed as minor but ends up plaguing his campaign leaving him voiceless for several days and then for two months causing his voice to falter during public addresses Aug 28: Formally launches his presidential campaign making the announcement in New York OCT 4TH City with the Statue of Liberty in the background Sept 11: In a clear sign of trouble the campaign pulls out of Iowa site of the nation's first presidential caucus Sept 12: A Los Angeles Times ' poll finds Wilson's popularity as a presidential candidate steadily fading in California leaving him far behind GOP rival Bob Dole and President Clinton OCT25TH B Sept 29: Wilson announces his withdrawal from the presidential race Chronology of California Gov Pete Wilson's failed run for the By AMY CHANCE McOatchy News Service III Wl w NATIONAL er Wilson too quick to jump into '96 fray Ut fr M redeemed m March ol |