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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (38592)	9/20/2000 7:30:21 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Coach: Taxes are important to the American worker, but not as important as other issues. The Republicans are finding that out the hard way. In any event, I am not going to persuade you and you are not going to persuade me. So chew on this story that just moved on the Newsday wire about the race in Arizona. Remember, some say Arizona is a microcosm of the national race. Read what the common people are saying about the election, especially the last two paragraphs. Very telling. AP National Bush in Tight Race in Arizona by SCOTT THOMSEN Associated Press Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- The booming economy combined with Al Gore's support among women and older voters have propelled the Democratic vice president into a competitive presidential race with George W. Bush in Arizona, a Republican-dominated state. President Clinton won here four years ago, but Harry Truman was the last Democrat before that to win the state. Christine Giarrizzo perceives Al Gore as a family man with integrity that draws her to support Gore over Republican Bush. ''I just sometimes think George Bush comes across as telling you what you want to hear,'' said Giarrizzo, a Mesa real estate agent who was buying groceries Wednesday with her 11-month-old daughter, Emily. ''I relate to Gore more as a family man, a father figure.'' A troubling detail for Bush -- Giarrizzo is a Republican and her views mirrored those of many other Arizonans according to three separate polls released this week that showed a competitive race for the state's 8 electoral votes. A poll by Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism conducted for KAET-TV showed Gore leading by 10 points, 46-36, a Northern Arizona University poll showed Gore ahead, 49-40, both with error margins of 4 percentage points. Another by The Arizona Republic had the race as a dead heat within the error margin of 4 percentage points. Arizona pollsters attributed Gore's strong showing to support from women voters and senior citizens along with other voters who are most concerned about health care, the economy and education. ''If Gore is ahead in Arizona, that does not bode well for the Bush campaign nationally, because it's a moderate, Republican state, a heavily Republican state,'' said Bruce Merrill, a pollster and professor at Arizona State University. Arizona is more of a microcosm of the nation because of the high level of newcomers moving to the state, he said. He said Gore had a 2-1 advantage among women, while he and Bush were about even among men. And almost half said they were doing better now than four years ago, and that group was also for Gore by 2-1. Those results are a dramatic turnaround from Arizona State's polling in May and July that showed substantial leads for Bush. Arizona is not a major prize in the presidential election. And with its tendency to vote Republican, the state has largely been ignored by Gore since a visit before the state's Democratic primary. The new poll results, however, suggest Arizona may become a state Gore can fight for and win, Gore spokesman Doug Hattaway said. ''The dynamics of the race change and we want to be open to options,'' he said. Hattaway said the polling may indicate people are thinking that Gore will help families. ''Also, people are getting to know him as a loving husband and father of four as well as a very strong and experienced leader,'' he said. Bush spokesman Andrew Malcolm, said the Texas governor always expected a close race and is sticking to his national campaign plan. ''The poll that matters is Nov. 7,'' Malcolm said. '' We're continuing to work very hard all over the country. The more people see Governor Bush, the more people will like him.'' Lisa Howard of Tempe said she's leaning toward voting for Bush because she likes his support for families and his school choice plan, but she admits that she likes Al Gore as a person. ''He probably comes across well with women voters because he's good looking and he's a family guy,'' Howard said as she took her 22-month-old daughter Emma to a mall playground. ''Bush probably comes across a little more cocky. That may turn off some people.'' There are plenty of people in Arizona who want to hear more from both candidates. Retired company owner Don Trefethen of Mesa questions the honesty of both candidates. What he wants to see are the details about what Bush and Gore propose to do about rising health care costs, especially the price of prescription drugs. ''If we can send money all over the world and medicine,'' he said, ''it's asinine what they do when we've got people dying right here.''