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...term. Adding insult to electoral injury, the state's two G.O.P. Senators have endorsed Emerson's widow. Still, this prickly individualist, who refuses to divulge his birthplace and educational history because they "are not required by the Constitution," has built a platform around Christianity, a flat tax and prayer, which he will surely need in the second (general) election...
...Vecchio, the mayor of a small Delaware River town, is a nonpartisan Democrat who supports the Brady Bill and opposes prayer in schools. His environmentalism has won him the endorsement of the Sierra Club, but he also backs the death penalty--opposed by Republican Mike Pappas. In the end, abortion rights, which Del Vecchio supports and Pappas condemns, may be the difference in this race. THE ISSUES...
Deeply religious, Whitman combines strong moral beliefs with conservative politics--he wants more God and less government. He also wants welfare to be a "hand up, instead of a handout," voluntary prayer in school, a balanced budget and a $500 tax deduction for each child...
Kanjorski is an unusual breed of Democrat: he votes against federal funding for most abortions, supports school prayer and opposes NAFTA. In his district, he secured a project to reclaim mine-ravaged northeastern Pennsylvania; and with Carbon County's unemployment running as high as 2% above the national average, he supports a program to offer businesses $25,000 loans for each job they create...
Democrat Al Siegmund is campaigning for a 32-hour work week with a 12.5% increase in hourly pay. Siegmund, an engineer, defends affirmative action and says prayer and work should be required of all prisoners. He also says free lunches should be provided to all public school students...