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Published Friday, August 11, 2000, in the San Jose Mercury News McCain joins Bush's campaign trail Former foe lends his popularity in California to sway independents BY MARY ANNE OSTROM Mercury News SALINAS -- Brushing aside their bitter primary battles, GOP presidential nominee George W. Bush and his onetime foe Arizona Sen. John McCain traveled Thursday through Northern California delivering a unified message aimed at independent voters: Vote Republican. At a campaign stop at a museum honoring John Steinbeck, the native son of Salinas who chronicled the travails of farm laborers, McCain said Bush's message of diversity and inclusiveness ...

Oregon Live Printer Friendly Page Bush talks of lifting national spirit in Portland speech Friday, August 11, 2000 By Gillian Flaccus of The Associated Press George W. Bush brought his presidential campaign to Oregon on Friday and said the country's spirit needs to be lifted. The Texas governor began his address at the University of Portland by saying improving education is one of this top prioroties. "Every child can learn. Not one child can be left behind," he told the audience of about 2,500. Bush said that if he's elected, he'll ask Congress to fund a program focusing on ...

From newtimesla.com Originally published by New Times Los Angeles August 10, 2000 ©2000 New Times, Inc. All rights reserved. { http://www.newtimesla.com/issues/2000-08-10/stewart.html } Citizen Turnoff Violence over substance outside the Democratic National Convention = frustrated peaceful protesters. By Jill Stewart One emerging truism about the upcoming Democratic National Convention is that there will be peaceful protesters and there will be violent ones. The former are inspiring notoriously apolitical Angelenos to entertain rare political thoughts. But the latter are on the verge of extinguishing such thoughts and handing us back our old apolitical Los Angeles, complete with an even deeper river ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 10, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 46.5% to 35.2%. Ralph Nader has 3.0%, Pat Buchanan has .8%, Harry Browne .7%, and Howard Phillips .0%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted August 7, 8, and 9. Favorable/unfavorable ratings for Bush and Gore can be found in questions at the bottom of this story. Public perceptions of their ideology can be found there as well. Portrait of America has data available on the initial ...

: --> Lodinews.com - News '); } // --> Business Features News Obituaries Opinion Sports National News Weather Food Health Financial Home Archives Automotive Classifieds Real Estate Subscribe Churches Staff Directory FAQ Online Forms Thursday, August 10, 2000 10,000 to 15,000 expected to greet Bush, McCain today in Lodi In preperation for Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush’s visit, Lodi Department of Public Works employee Raymond Fye sets up no parking barricades on Sacramento Street adjacent to the Lodi Station. (Jerry R. Tyson/News-Sentinel) By Jason Emerson/News-Sentinel staff writer When presidential candidate George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., ...

In Democratic stronghold of Oxnard, a cheering crowd turns out to see GOP presidential candidate Thousands greet Bush By By Ryan Alessi Star Washington bureau Thursday August 10, 2000 For 15 minutes Wednesday, Oxnard was Bush country. From the back of the Amtrak train, with a "Change the Tone Tour" sign in every window of George W. Bush's private rail car, the GOP candidate evoked energetic cheers from a crowd of more than 5,000, many of whom had been waiting in the Oxnard Transportation Center for hours. Oxnard was Bush's first campaign stop in California since accepting the GOPpresidential nomination ...

Capitol Alert: Bush predicts California win on state rail trip Copyright © The Sacramento Bee Bush predicts California win on state rail trip By Dennis Love Bee Capitol Bureau (Published Aug. 10, 2000) ABOARD THE PACIFIC SURFLINER -- Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush, making a bold, whistle-stop incursion through California in the last days before the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, told large and boisterous crowds Wednesday that he will defy conventional wisdom and stage an upset win in the Golden State. •  Bush, McCain in Lodi Texas Gov. George W. Bush, his wife, Laura, and Arizona ...

Hookers descend on L.A. By Troy Anderson Staff Writer In recent sweeps of Hollywood, police said Wednesday they have seen a 25 percent to 50 percent increase in "circuit prostitutes" arriving in Los Angeles for the Democratic National Convention. "In order to combat that, we have initiated several prostitution task forces to target street-walking prostitutes, hotel operations and various newspaper advertisements," said Los Angeles police Lt. Rick Shields, a vice officer at the Hollywood Division. Officers have focused on hotels where prostitutes may hope to find customers. "We have an ongoing task force targeting that right now at some of ...

Wednesday August 9 3:09 PM ET Bush Sees Two-Man Race, Woos Swing Voters Bush Sees Two-Man Race, Woos Swing Voters By Patricia WilsonVENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush shrugged off the effect of Sen. Joseph Lieberman's addition to the rival Democratic ticket, saying on Wednesday ``the race is between me and Al Gore.''In his first public comments on the selection of Lieberman, a 58-year-old Orthodox Jew renowned for his integrity and his stinging rebuke of President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, as Gore's running mate, Bush said the vice president had made ``a good pick.''``Joe ...

Bush's train tour avoids landslide defeat 8/9/00 By SCOTT HADLY NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER shadly@newspress.com A mere landslide isn't enough to derail George W. Bush's campaign train trip through Santa Barbara County. The slide near the Tajiguas Landfill was bad enough to close the Union Pacific tracks for a few days last week and, after Bush's Victory 2000 Express passes through, they will likely be closed for a month. Railroad engineers put together a quick-fix to keep the route open during the time Bush's trains moves its way up the coast today. Stops by the GOP presidential candidate, who will be ...

Bush begins state tour in heavily Democratic spot OXNARD: Backer says candidate's stop here shows commitment to winning California. By By Jim McLain Ventura County Star writer Wednesday August 9, 2000 Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush's decision to launch his whistle-stop California campaign today in heavily Democratic Oxnard shows he is serious about winning the state, a GOP lawmaker said Tuesday. The Oxnard stop, announced late Monday, is Bush's first foray into vote-rich California since he formally won the GOP nomination last week. Though it is Ventura County's largest city, Oxnard might seem an unlikely place for him to ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 9, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 45.4% to 37.2%. Nader has 3.0%, Buchanan has 1.2%, Browne .8%, and Phillips .0%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted August 6, 7, and 8. Historically, public opinion surveys taken during Presidential nominating conventions show a bounce in favor of the candidate whose party is hosting the convention. George W. Bush did receive a solid bounce from the GOP gathering in Philadelphia. He peaked with a ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 8, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 46.1% to 36.0%. Nader has 3.3%, Buchanan has 1.4%, Browne .9%, and Phillips .1%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted August 5, 6, and 7. Historically, public opinion surveys taken during Presidential nominating conventions show a bounce in favor of the candidate whose party is hosting the convention. Early indications are that George W. Bush will receive a bounce from the GOP gathering in Philadelphia. However, ...

I just called Bush headquarters (Los Angeles area 323-653-2237) to ask when he's touring here. They don't have a definite schedule yet. Their phones are ringing off the hook with the same question. REEEAL BUSY! I got put on hold 4 times to convey a 30 second idea on how to make Lieberman look as two-faced as Gore before their convention.

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 6, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 48.0% to 30.9%. Nader has 4.0%, Buchanan has 1.6%, Browne 1.6%, and Phillips .6%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted August 2, 3, and 5. Historically, public opinion surveys taken during Presidential nominating conventions show a bounce in favor of the candidate whose party is hosting the convention. Early indications are that George W. Bush will receive a bounce from the GOP gathering in Philadelphia. However, ...

POTOMAC WATCH Race Card: GOP Finally Antes Up Republicans are finally making an effort to win minority votes. Their critics are afraid they're serious. BY PAUL A. GIGOT Friday, August 4, 2000 12:01 a.m. EDT PHILADELPHIA--When Republicans put mainly white faces on their convention stage, they are said to lack diversity. But then when they put their own rainbow coalition on display, they're accused of cynicism and hypocrisy. That at least is what passes for sage analysis in the press corps this week. "The Republicans still aren't interested in blacks," writes Bob Herbert of the New York Times. ABC's "Nightline" ...

REVIEW & OUTLOOK At Last, on Offense Republican are at peace with themselves and ready to govern. Friday, August 4, 2000 12:01 a.m. EDT Right after Dick Cheney's spoken cruise missile landed in the middle of the Clinton-Gore compound, a thought ricocheting around the hockey arena's press seats was whether this remarkable effect had been planned. Had some intelligence forbade mention from the podium 'til then of either Bill Clinton's or Al Gore's name to enhance this one big hit from the former Secretary of Defense? We suspect that's exactly what happened. On the evidence so far, Team Bush ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com August 3, 2000 Presidential Tracking Poll In the race for the White House, George Bush leads Gore in the popular vote 48.4% to 31.1%. Nader has 3.9%, Buchanan has 2.1%, Browne 1.0%, and Phillips .4%. These results from a nightly Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Poll reflect interviews conducted July 31, August 1, and August 2. Historically, public opinion surveys taken during Presidential nominating conventions show a bounce in favor of the candidate whose party is hosting the convention. Early indications are that George W. Bush will receive a bounce from the GOP gathering in ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com July 27, 2000 Solid Support for Cutting Marriage Tax 69% of American adults want President Clinton to sign the bill to end the so-called Marriage Tax Penalty. Portrait of America (POA) found just 16% want the President to veto the bill. As you might expect, support is higher for the legislation among married Americans. 78% of those who are currently married support the bill. However, a majority (55%) of single Americans also want the legislation signed. 58% of Americans believe that when a couple gets married, their taxes are likely to go up. Just 22% ...

Portrait of America http://www.portraitofamerica.com July 30, 2000 Tax Cut Wanted 70% of American Adults Favor Tax Cut Given a choice between using the surplus to create new government programs and returning it to taxpayers, 70% of American adults favor a tax cut. A Portrait of America telephone survey found just 19% want the surplus spent on new government programs. One reason for this is just 29% of Americans think increases in government spending help the economy. 46% say more government spending is bad for the economy, 15% say it has no impact. The public has a much different view ...