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When a student referendum cut the number of Undergraduate Council members nearly in half, some predicted hotly contested elections with veteran council members battling to keep their seats...
...record as a self-styled New Democratic Governor who bolstered the state's student test scores. And just as Gore is eager to attack Bush for his support of a Texas law to allow concealed weapons, so too will Carnahan zing Ashcroft for his backing of a similar state referendum that failed. For Ashcroft's part, his ads, like Bush's, don't mention his pro-life views or the size of his tax cuts. Instead they present him as a champion of Social Security...
Next, more states could begin programs like one in Oregon that offers all patients a form stating their preferences on resuscitation, tube feedings and so on. That state has also benefited from two referendum campaigns on assisted suicide, which taught voters a great deal about the current shortcomings of end-of-life care. Today only about a third of Oregon residents die in institutions, in contrast to the 75% national average. As a state, Oregon spends the lowest amount on inpatient care in the final six months of life...
Ironically, Gore, who has always relished a fight, is more likely to confine his attacks to issues, while the genial Bush is more likely to get personal, despite vowing to "raise the tone" and avoid "the politics of personal destruction." Bush benefits if the election is a referendum on personality. In a contest for Mr. Congeniality, odds favor the college cheerleader. In a battle over substance, the guy with 24 years' experience has the edge over the one with five...
After losing twice to Clinton-Gore, the Republicans are confident that this year they can beat Gore-Clinton. By making the election a referendum on the President, Bush has seen to it that this campaign will be about 1992 as much as 2000--a chance for the son to avenge the father and for people to decide whether they got it right eight years...