-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! --------------- TODAY'S HEADLINES --------------- Candidates round up votes in Iowa, look ahead to New Hampshire Something for almost everyone in Clinton's spending plans CONGRESSIONAL NOTEBOOK: Some incumbents face easy re-election races Bush tangles over taxes, abortion as Iowa caucuses loom First Internet primary challenged in court Clinton passes abortion protesters on way to church Early campaign tests against backdrop of expectations Activists mark 27th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade Former president waits nervously as son competes in Iowa caucuses Don't look now, but caucus is at home ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- On January 19 Republican pollster Ed Goeas and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake announced the results of their 13th jointly conducted "Battleground" poll. The Battleground polls are very highly regarded by both partisan and nonpartisan analysts for the insights they give into the mood and mood-currents of the electorate. The poll sampled 1,000 likely voters nationwide during January 3-5, 2000. There was also a deliberate "oversampling" of 250 likely Hispanic voters because of the increasing importance and volatility of that portion of the electorate. Today's column will recite some of the poll's findings concerning the Presidential race. The next will highlight findings concerning the battle for Congress. And the third will note some of the poll's findings about Hispanic voters. The full text of the poll's questions and answers and the partisan analyses by Goeas and Lake are available at www.tarrance.com/Battleground. Respondents were asked whether they had favorable or unfavorable impressions of five Presidential candidates: Bush, McCain, Gore, Bradley and Pat Buchanan. Here were the results: ____Candidate____ Pct. Favorable Pct. Unfavorable George W. Bush 62 29 Bill Bradley 50 16 John McCain 45 10 Al Gore 47 43 Pat Buchanan 22 55 Among members of their own political party (in the case of Buchanan, among voters who said they had voted for Ross Perot), Bush and Gore did much better. The results were these: ____Candidate____ Pct. Favorable Pct. Unfavorable George W. Bush 87 7 Bill Bradley 55 10 John McCain 52 8 Al Gore 75 17 Pat Buchanan 31 42 In the "head-to-head" or "ballot-test" question, Bush led Gore by 51-38 and Bradley by 49-37. McCain was not tested against either. On the "generic" Presidential question, where voters were asked to choose between "the Republican candidate" for President and "the Democratic candidate," the Republican was favored by 44-37. Democratic pollster Lake noted that Gore was "under-performing among constituencies who call themselves Democrats." ~Tiresias Congressional Hearings: http://www.capitolwatch.com/hearings.html Do you have a contribution to make to a congressional hearing? 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The first person to correctly identify the author of the Tiresias column will receive a copy of Congressional Quarterly's "Politics in America - 2000," due to be published this summer. ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Transcripts http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/01-24-00_01.html PRESIDENT DELIVERS WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS JANUARY 22, 2000 http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/01-24-00_02.html REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS JANUARY 22, 2000 http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/01-22-00_01.html NEBRASKA SENATOR KERREY ANNOUNCES PLANS NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION JANUARY 20, 2000 U.S. House of Representatives E-mail your Representative: mailto: U.S. Senate E-mail your Senator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Candidates round up votes in Iowa, look ahead to New Hampshire DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - On the eve of Iowa's caucuses, Republican and Democratic presidential candidates canvassed churches and national talk shows Sunday, scouring this snow-crusted state for last-minute support even as they began looking ahead to contests in New Hampshire and beyond. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story10.html Something for almost everyone in Clinton's spending plans WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton's last budget will be crammed with election-year proposals to distribute federal largesse to as many Americans as possible. He is asking Congress for billions of dollars to expand health care coverage for the uninsured, offer tax breaks to the middle class and help the elderly pay drug bills. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story1.htmlCONGRESSIONAL NOTEBOOK: Some incumbents face easy re-election racesWASHINGTON (AP) - The battle for control of the House promises to be fierce this year - but not for everyone. So far, 12 Democrats are without GOP opponents in states where the candidate-filing deadline has passed. Six Republicans are similarly blessed. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story11.htmlBush tangles over taxes, abortion as Iowa caucuses loom DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Hitting every corner of this sprawling state, Republicans squabbled over abortion and taxes in a fight for their conservative base Saturday, as presidential candidates in both major parties braved nasty weather to rally supporters to Iowa's caucuses. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story2.htmlFirst Internet primary challenged in courtPHOENIX (AP) - A group trying to block Arizona's Democrats from holding the nation's first Internet presidential primary says voting by computer would hurt minorities and the poor. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story12.htmlClinton passes abortion protesters on way to churchWASHINGTON (AP) - A motorcade carrying President Clinton to church Sunday passed dozens of demonstrators waving pictures of aborted fetuses and wearing T-shirts reading: ``Mr. Clinton, stop killing our children.'' http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story3.htmlEarly campaign tests against backdrop of expectationsDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Winning isn't everything in the prelude contests of the presidential campaign. Sometimes, a victory by the favorite has been discounted, an upset only a brief boost to an underdog. So the 2000 candidates and their managers are trying to set themselves low thresholds of success in Iowa and New Hampshire, the better to claim satisfaction in almost any outcome. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story4.htmlActivists mark 27th anniversary of Roe vs. WadeWASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of activists on both sides of the abortion debate converged on the nation's capital Saturday to mark the 27th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision with a weekend of vigils, marches and protests. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story5.htmlFormer president waits nervously as son competes in Iowa caucusesDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Having experienced both victory and defeat here, George W. Bush's dad, understandably, is anxious about the outcome for his son Monday night. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story6.htmlDon't look now, but caucus is at homeDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Jennifer Parsons won't have to look hard for her Democratic precinct caucus, the one scheduled for the ranger station at Ashton Wildwood Park. She lives there. ``They called me up and said, `We've only got three Democrats on the list: you, your husband and your son,''' Parsons said. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_24story7.htmlAP content Copyright (c) 1999 The Associated Press*************************Copyright 1999 Netivation, Inc. All rights reserved. CapitolWatch News services are for personal use only. 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