Republican Party conservative patriarch Barry Goldwater Sr. said he was only joking when he suggested he could choose Democratic President Clinton over his Republican rival Bob Dole. During a scholarship forum in Tucson, Goldwater, 87, said he thinks Clinton is doing a good job. "I don't care if he's a Democrat or Republican--I would rather he be a Republican. But I think Mr. Clinton is going to be a good president," he said. Goldwater drew laughter when he said, "I would first vote for Dole if he was the only one running, but . . . ." Goldwater later said his comments were made in jest. He said he intends "to vote for my friend Bob Dole in November."
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