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Jo Mannies On Politics : Redistricting victory allows Gephardt to think nationally
stltoday.com ^ | 07/28/2002 | Jo Mannies

Posted on 07/29/2002 12:40:59 PM PDT by show me state

Edited on 05/11/2004 5:33:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Although the Missouri primary looms, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt was confident enough about his chances that he spent three days in Florida last week courting Hispanic voters.

Not many Hispanics live in Gephardt's 3rd District. But nationally, their growing numbers at ballot boxes could help determine whether Democrats win enough U.S. House seats this fall to fulfill Gephardt's decade-long quest to become speaker.


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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: electionuscongress; enz; gephardt

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1 posted on 07/29/2002 12:40:59 PM PDT by show me state
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2 posted on 07/29/2002 12:44:22 PM PDT by BallandPowder
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Packing more DemocRATS into allows Gephardt's district should mean that other districts in the state should lean more Republican. The way to keep Gephardt from becoming Speaker is not to defeat him in his own district but to prevent DemocRATS from getting a majority of districts.
3 posted on 07/29/2002 12:49:12 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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4 posted on 07/29/2002 1:25:55 PM PDT by Free the USA
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