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To: Mama Bear who wrote (4231)	9/26/2000 9:53:48 AM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13056

Browne now polling 3%-4% in three states; in position to influence outcome of race WASHINGTON, DC -- Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne is now polling at 3% to 4% in three states, putting him well ahead of Pat Buchanan and, for the first time, in a position to potentially influence the outcome of the election. Public opinion surveys released this week say Browne is at: * Three percent in Illinois, according to a Chicago Sun Times/Fox News Chicago poll released on September 9. In that survey, Browne was tied with Green Party candidate Ralph Nader and ahead of Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan, who was at 1%. * Four percent in Georgia, according to a poll by Ayres, McHenry & Assoc. for the Georgia Victory 2000 GOP Committee, released on September 11. Buchanan was at 1% and Nader is not on the ballot. * Three percent in Colorado, according to a poll by Talmey-Drake Research & Strategy, conducted for the Rocky Mountain News and News4, and released on September 10. Nader was at 5%; Buchanan trailed at 1%. In Illinois and Colorado, George W. Bush and Al Gore are in a statistical dead heat (within the margin of error in the polls) -- meaning that Browne's voters could potentially determine which candidate will win those state's combined 30 Electoral College votes. Illinois has 22 Electoral College votes and Colorado has eight. In Georgia, Browne's 4% level of support is just slightly smaller than the 6% spread that separates frontrunner Bush from Gore (46%-40%). If the race in Georgia tightens up, Browne could determine who wins that state's 13 Electoral College votes -- which may be bad news for Bush, since the Libertarian is pulling 3% of the Republican vote, according to the poll. Browne is also winning 1% of the Democratic vote in Georgia, and a surprising 8% of the independent vote. "The conventional wisdom is that only Ralph Nader has the potential to affect the outcome of the presidential race, by drawing liberal votes from Al Gore in California and the Pacific northwest," said Steve Dasbach, Libertarian Party national director. "But these new polls suggest that Harry Browne may be the new Ralph Nader. If the presidential race remains as razor-tight as it is now, Libertarian Harry Browne may be in a position to determine the outcome." lp.org