Conservatives on campus yesterday reacted by saying they were sorry to see Dole go but understood the problems her lack of money presented.

"I think she should have stuck it out," said Moshe Y. Spinowitz '02, co-chair of the Harvard Jews for Conservative Politics. "But I guess that would have just been delaying the inevitable."

Dole declined to endorse any of the other Republican candidates at this time. But her network of campaign staff will likely not sit out the rest of the campaign, Simpson said.

"[Dole] is a great person," he said. "She'll tell her staff to get involved with other campaigns to help a Republican get elected."

As the first serious female Republican candidate for the presidency, many believed that Dole would help attract women voters to the Republican Party.

"I could see how a lot of women may be disappointed by her dropping out," said Kevin A. Shapiro '00, a former editor of the Salient, a conservative magazine on campus. "But I think the appeal of the party goes beyond just Elizabeth Dole."

"This will definitely not be the end of Republican efforts to become all inclusive," said Anne L. Berry '01, , president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Republican Club. "The Republican party is for everyone--men and women."

Many on campus said that Dole may still be a top contender for the vice presidential nomination.