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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cisco who wrote (177)	10/29/2000 8:31:37 PM
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Bush's parents plan state tour to get out vote GOP targets Gulf, Central Florida The senior Bushes are part of an effort to muster as many votes as possible in places that favor the GOP. BY MARK SILVA msilva@herald.com George W. Bush's popular parents will campaign for the Republican presidential candidate in some of Florida's strongest GOP bases next week as his campaign tries to encourage a high voter turnout. Former President George Bush will tour Florida's Panhandle, where retirees from three major military bases have made a once-Democratic bastion of the Old South's Gulf Coast resorts fertile ground for Republican candidates, and conclude the trip Tuesday in Orlando. The former first lady, Barbara Bush, will campaign Monday in Fort Myers and Tuesday in Palm Harbor, more Gulf Coast strongholds for the Republican Party, and also end Tuesday in Orlando. Gov. Jeb Bush will join his mother at some point in the tour, the Bush campaign says, and it's possible he and both parents will stump together. Orlando is the epicenter of a campaign for Central Florida's swing votes. In a state where polls show a dead heat between Bush and Vice President Al Gore, the senior Bushes are part of a party campaign to muster as many votes as possible in places inclined to support the Texas governor. The Gore campaign says running mate Joseph Lieberman will spearhead a similar voter drive next week in South Florida, where Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties alone hold nearly a third of the state's Democratic vote and polls show Gore holding an overwhelming lead over Bush. The former president carried the Panhandle in his campaigns, and he will bring his son's campaign to Fort Walton Beach and Panama City on Tuesday, sources say. Republicans outnumber Democrats 2-1 in Okaloosa County, where Fort Walton Beach is located and where Eglin Air Force Base is not only a major employer but also a magnet for retirees. Until now, the former president's role in the Florida campaign has centered on fundraising. Barbara Bush already has made appearances, taped phone calls and sent letters to senior citizens in Florida assuring them that her son will protect Social Security and Medicare. The Democratic Party has launched its own phone calls from actor Ed Asner warning seniors that Bush promises some of the Social Security taxes to younger workers to invest in private retirement accounts -- playing the Democratic theme that Bush will bankrupt Social Security. Jeb Bush declared at a campaign rally for more than 5,000 people at state fairgrounds in Tampa: ``Tell Ed Asner to go back to Hollywood.'' herald.com