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Despite strong early support, Proposition 102 is now rated a toss-up. Proposition 96, a less controversial initiative that would allow courts to order HIV tests for those charged with sex and assault crimes, is leading by a considerable margin. Even if both measures are rejected, however, the crusade ! against AIDS victims is likely to resurface when another election rolls around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Ballot: Guns and AIDS | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...other Senate candidate in the country--but his lead over Lt. Gov. Leo T. McCarthy has not significantly improved. With Wilson's funds starting to dwindle, the race could turn into a bitter publicity battle over the next two weeks. Any misstep by Wilson could make the race a toss...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: A Day at the Races | 10/27/1988 | See Source »

...Three of Texas, Illinois and California. Together they cast 100 electoral votes, or 37% of the total needed for victory. It is difficult to see how either candidate can gain the White House without winning at least two. And in all three, the race opens as a toss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling Over The Big Three | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

...single state, even the nation's biggest. Dukakis and Bush are both counting on "free media." That is, they hope to stage enough colorful events to land regularly on the nightly TV news and thus get their message across to a state that is a must-win -- and a toss-up -- for both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling Over The Big Three | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

...coincidence, these voters hold the balance in critical toss-up states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, where Dukakis will campaign this week. Bush visited Illinois and Ohio soon after his nomination, contesting the large expanse of no-man's-land where the next President will be chosen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Republicans Drawing the Battle Lines | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

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