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To: JohnM who wrote (51202)	10/11/2002 3:00:17 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

he analyzed elections. Smart guy. Not too smart. When he gets a load on his mouth runs. >>>>>At a November 9 Sperling breakfast, Rollins, boasting about how he had just helped win a governorship for New Jersey's Christine Todd Whitman, said the campaign had spent about $ 500,000 to suppress the black vote. He said GOP operatives had made payments to Democratic precinct workers in black areas on condition they sit on their hands on election day. And he said the Whitman campaign had contributed to church charities in return for black ministers keeping mum on the virtues of Democratic incumbent James Florio.<<<<< (Columbia Journalism Review) And in California, where he is advising Simon, here is the latest gaff. >>>>Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Simon Jr. expressed regret Thursday for accusing Gov. Gray Davis of illegally accepting a political donation, calling the matter a "sorry episode" that has distracted voters from the important issues of the race. "I find it necessary to express to everyone my sincere regret for the way this matter was handled," the GOP candidate said during a speech to Town Hall Los Angeles at a downtown hotel.<<<(LA Times)