2000 Election Game: Campaign Thread

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The week of November 1-6 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Wesley Clark - 30%
John Kerry - 26%
Paul Wellstone - 21%
Barbara Mikulski - 18%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (Iowa)
Wesley Clark - 28%
John Kerry - 23%
Paul Wellstone - 23%
Barbara Mikulski - 19%
Undecided - 7%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
John Kerry - 32%
Wesley Clark - 25%
Paul Wellstone - 21%
Barbara Mikulski - 16%
Undecided - 6%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 19%
Colin Powell - 17%
Elizabeth Dole - 15%
John McCain - 13%
Dan Quayle - 12%
Connie Mack - 10%
Pat Buchanan - 8%
Undecided - 6%

Republicans (Iowa)
Elizabeth Dole - 18%
Jack Kemp - 18%
Dan Quayle - 15%
Colin Powell - 14%
Connie Mack - 13%
Pat Buchanan - 9%
John McCain - 8%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Jack Kemp - 22%
John McCain - 17%
Colin Powell - 17%
Elizabeth Dole - 14%
Pat Buchanan - 11%
Dan Quayle - 8%
Connie Mack - 6%
Undecided - 5%

Reform (National)
Donald Trump - 60%
David L. Boren - 29%
Undecided - 11%

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I've decided to extend this round by another day for the sake of lenience. Please have all of the schedules done by then.

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The week of November 7-13 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Wesley Clark - 29%
John Kerry - 25%
Barbara Mikulski - 21%
Paul Wellstone - 20%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (Iowa)
Wesley Clark - 27%
Barbara Mikulski - 22%
Paul Wellstone - 22%
John Kerry - 21%
Undecided - 8%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
John Kerry - 30%
Wesley Clark - 24%
Barbara Mikulski - 22%
Paul Wellstone - 20%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 20%
Colin Powell - 18%
Elizabeth Dole - 13%
John McCain - 13%
Dan Quayle - 13%
Connie Mack - 10%
Pat Buchanan - 8%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (Iowa)
Jack Kemp - 19%
Dan Quayle - 17%
Colin Powell - 15%
Elizabeth Dole - 14%
Connie Mack - 14%
Pat Buchanan - 9%
John McCain - 7%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Jack Kemp - 22%
Colin Powell - 19%
John McCain - 18%
Pat Buchanan - 13%
Dan Quayle - 12%
Elizabeth Dole -  9%
Connie Mack - 3%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (South Carolina)
Colin Powell - 21%
Jack Kemp -  17%
John McCain - 15%
Elizabeth Dole - 14%
Pat Buchanan - 11%
Dan Quayle - 11%
Connie Mack - 7%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (Michigan)
Jack Kemp - 24%
Colin Powell - 16%
Dan Quayle - 14%
Elizabeth Dole - 13%
Connie Mack - 10%
Pat Buchanan - 8%
John McCain - 8%
Undecided - 7%

Reform (National)
Donald Trump - 56%
David L. Boren - 36%
Undecided - 8%

Endorsements
Jack Kemp: Warren Rudman, Paul Ryan, Tom Latham, Ted Stevens
Dan Quayle: John Sununu, Pete Wilson
Pat Buchanan: Alan Keyes, Ron Paul, Gary Bauer
Connie Mack: Jeb Bush, Dirk Kempthorne, Robert Bennett
John McCain: Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg
David L. Boren: Ross Perot, John Anderson, Pat Choate
Barbara Mikulski: Tim Johnson, Ann Richards, Chris Dodd

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I'm planning to get mine in tonight, but if I can't, could we get an extra night?

I'll extend this by one more day.

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The week of November 14-20 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Wesley Clark - 28%
Tom Daschle - 24%
Barbara Mikulski - 23%
John Kerry - 19%
Undecided - 6%

Democrats (Iowa)
Wesley Clark - 27%
Barbara Mikulski - 26%
Tom Daschle - 24%
John Kerry - 18%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
Barbara Mikulski - 27%
Wesley Clark - 24%
John Kerry - 24%
Tom Daschle - 20%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 26%
Colin Powell - 22%
Dan Quayle - 20%
John McCain - 15%
Connie Mack - 12%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (Iowa)
Dan Quayle - 26%
Jack Kemp - 22%
Colin Powell - 19%
Connie Mack - 17%
John McCain - 12%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Jack Kemp - 28%
Colin Powell - 24%
John McCain - 18%
Dan Quayle - 18%
Connie Mack - 7%
Undecided - 5%

Reform (National)
Donald Trump - 59%
David L. Boren - 34%
Undecided - 7%

Endorsements
Wesley Clark: Zell Miller, Blanche Lincoln, John Edwards
Tom Daschle: George McGovern, Paul Dennert, Bill Richardson
Barbara Mikulski: Roy Barnes, Max Cleland
Jack Kemp: Bob Dole, Steve Merrill, Terry Branstad, Greg Gangske
Dan Quayle: George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush
Donald Trump: Jesse Ventura, Angus King

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after this turn, there's gonna be a debate.... you'll be suprised who it is,
oh, Spiral, should I also do the Dem debates too? I think I should, and many of you will be suprised with that one too...

Fine with me.

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No problem.

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Could you project what my change in the polls would be if my campaign slogan is "Democrats Are Sexy. Who Ever Heard Of A Nice Piece Of Elephant?"

lol, you wanna try it?

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The week of November 21-27 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Wesley Clark - 26%
Tom Daschle - 25%
Barbara Mikulski - 24%
John Kerry - 20%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (Iowa)
Barbara Mikulski - 28%
Tom Daschle - 25%
Wesley Clark - 23%
John Kerry - 19%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
Barbara Mikulski - 29%
John Kerry - 27%
Wesley Clark - 22%
Tom Daschle - 17%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (South Carolina)
Wesley Clark - 35%
Barbara Mikulski - 20%
Tom Daschle - 19%
John Kerry - 19%
Undecided - 7%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 25%
Colin Powell - 23%
Dan Quayle - 22%
John McCain - 15%
Connie Mack - 10%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (Iowa)
Dan Quayle - 27%
Jack Kemp - 23%
Colin Powell - 20%
Connie Mack - 13%
John McCain - 13%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Jack Kemp - 29%
Colin Powell - 25%
John McCain - 21%
Dan Quayle - 17%
Connie Mack - 4%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (South Carolina)
Colin Powell - 29%
Jack Kemp - 26%
John McCain - 19%
Dan Quayle - 14%
Connie Mack - 7%
Undecided - 5%

Reform (National)
Donald Trump - 54%
David L. Boren - 40%
Undecided - 6%

Endorsements
Tom Daschle: Bob Kerrey, Jack Reed, Joe Lieberman
Barbara Mikulski: Tom Vilsack, Tom Hanafan
Jack Kemp: Carroll Campbell, Norman Schwartzkopf, Bill Weld
Colin Powell: Gerald Ford, Meldrim Thomson
Dan Quayle: John Engler
John McCain: Bob Smith

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Out of curiosity, how's everyone in their respective states?

Democrats (Arkansas)
Wesley Clark - 41%
Tom Daschle - 21%
Barbara Mikulski - 15%
John Kerry - 14%
Undecided - 9%

Democrats (South Dakota)
Tom Daschle - 54%
Wesley Clark - 18%
Barbara Mikulski - 11%
John Kerry - 9%
Undecided - 8%

Democrats (Maryland)
Barbara Mikulski - 47%
John Kerry - 23%
Wesley Clark - 13%
Tom Daschle - 8%
Undecided - 9%

Democrats (Massachusetts)
John Kerry - 53%
Barbara Mikulski - 17%
Wesley Clark - 12%
Tom Daschle - 8%
Undecided - 10%

Republicans (New York)
Jack Kemp - 36%
Colin Powell - 33%
Dan Quayle - 11%
John McCain - 10%
Connie Mack - 3%
Undecided - 7%

Republicans (Indiana)
Dan Quayle - 44%
Jack Kemp - 18%
Colin Powell - 15%
John McCain - 10%
Connie Mack - 7%
Undecided - 6%

Republicans (Arizona)
John McCain - 51%
Dan Quayle - 18%
Jack Kemp - 13%
Colin Powell - 9%
Connie Mack - 4%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (Florida)
Connie Mack - 45%
Colin Powell - 16%
Jack Kemp - 16%
Dan Quayle - 10%
John McCain - 6%
Undecided - 7%

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Barbara Mikulski has been leading in some of the first Democratic primary states, no doubt due to her strong push with building campaign infrastructure and airing advertisements. However, the Democratic race is still too unpredictable to call favorites for anyone, as the candidates are not very separate from each other in most polls.

With Pat Buchanan and Elizabeth Dole out of the Republican race, Dan Quayle has quickly become the favorite of social conservatives out of the current field of candidates, shown by his rise and lead in Iowa, where evangelicals are influential. Jack Kemp is still widely perceived as the frontrunner, and even though his national lead has been diminishing, his campaign has the strongest operations in crucial states like New Hampshire. Colin Powell leads in South Carolina and has been the most aggressive with television ads so far, continuing to make him a formidable threat.

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I am requesting an extra day to fill in the blanks here.

You got it. On second thought, I'll also just extend a regular turn to last three days now. That should be helpful for you all.

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The week of November 28-December 4 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Tom Daschle - 29%
Wesley Clark - 27%
John Kerry - 25%
Barbara Mikulski - 13%
Undecided - 6%

Democrats (Iowa)
Tom Daschle - 33%
Wesley Clark - 24%
John Kerry - 21%
Barbara Mikulski - 15%
Undecided - 7%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
John Kerry - 31%
Tom Daschle - 24%
Wesley Clark - 23%
Barbara Mikulski - 16%
Undecided - 6%

Democrats (South Carolina)
Wesley Clark - 38%
Tom Daschle - 25%
John Kerry - 24%
Barbara Mikulski - 8%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 26%
Colin Powell - 23%
Dan Quayle - 23%
John McCain - 15%
Connie Mack - 8%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (Iowa)
Dan Quayle - 26%
Jack Kemp - 24%
Colin Powell - 21%
John McCain - 15%
Connie Mack - 10%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Jack Kemp - 30%
Colin Powell - 25%
John McCain - 22%
Dan Quayle - 16%
Connie Mack - 3%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (South Carolina)
Colin Powell - 28%
Jack Kemp - 26%
Dan Quayle - 19%
John McCain - 17%
Connie Mack - 5%
Undecided - 5%

The big news of this week came with the release of a TV ad by the Barbara Mikulski campaign that has been described as "ludicrous" and "racially insensitive." The ad has been received with the mass condemnation of Republican as well as Democratic leaders, and the voters have followed suit, as Mikulski's polling numbers plummeted across the nation in a matter of days. Prominent Democrats who have endorsed Mikulski, including the likes of Tom Vilsack, Tim Johnson, and Chris Dodd, have pulled back their endorsements of the candidate and are now up for grabs. The main beneficiary of Mikulski's fall appears to be Tom Daschle, who is now leading nationally and in the critical first caucus of Iowa.

Meanwhile, the Republican primaries have only been getting more competitive. Iowa has Dan Quayle leading narrowly against Jack Kemp, his closest competitor. John McCain is at a very strong third place in New Hampshire, and could potentially reach second place in the coming weeks. Quayle also has gotten a boost after touring South Carolina, where his message of conservatism resonates.

Endorsements
Tom Daschle: Jeanne Shaheen, John Olver, Jim Clyburn, Bob Coble, Preston Daniels, Gale Schisler
Dan Quayle: James Baker, Lamar Alexander
Jack Kemp: Christine Todd Whitman, Jim DeMint, Mark Sanford, Bill Zeliff
David Boren: John Hagelin, Jesse Ventura, Angus King, Ralph Nader, Ted Weill, Warren Beatty

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I guess that means debates after this.... Hmm.... at least I have a few questions... Oh, Spiral, would it matter if I post the questions now?

If you've got them ready now, feel free to do it.

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Democratic Primaries Flash Poll

Democrats (National)
Tom Daschle - 61%
John Kerry - 31%
Undecided - 8%

The other polls requested shall come later.

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The week of December 5-11 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Tom Daschle - 57%
John Kerry - 36%
Undecided - 7%

Democrats (Iowa)
Tom Daschle - 63%
John Kerry - 31%
Undecided - 6%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
Tom Daschle - 45%
John Kerry - 45%
Undecided - 10%

Democrats (Delaware)
John Kerry - 46%
Tom Daschle - 44%
Undecided - 10%

Democrats (Washington)
Tom Daschle - 50%
John Kerry - 39%
Undecided - 11%

Democrats (Arkansas)
Tom Daschle - 65%
John Kerry - 27%
Undecided - 8%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 28%
Dan Quayle - 26%
Colin Powell - 24%
John McCain - 13%
Connie Mack - 5%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (Iowa)
Dan Quayle - 30%
Jack Kemp - 25%
Colin Powell - 22%
John McCain - 13%
Connie Mack - 6%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Jack Kemp - 28%
Colin Powell - 28%
John McCain - 20%
Dan Quayle - 18%
Connie Mack - 2%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (South Carolina)
Colin Powell - 28%
Jack Kemp - 27%
Dan Quayle - 23%
John McCain - 15%
Connie Mack - 3%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (Alaska)
Jack Kemp - 40%
Dan Quayle - 24%
Colin Powell - 13%
John McCain - 8%
Connie Mack - 4%
Undecided - 11%

Republicans (Michigan)
Jack Kemp - 29%
Dan Quayle - 27%
Colin Powell - 26%
John McCain - 11%
Connie Mack - 2%
Undecided - 5%

Republicans (Nevada)
Jack Kemp - 29%
Dan Quayle - 22%
Colin Powell - 22%
John McCain - 14%
Connie Mack - 3%
Undecided - 10%

Big developments symbolized the week for the Democratic primaries. After a lethargic schedule for many weeks, Wesley Clark, once the frontrunner, dropped out and endorsed Tom Daschle. A disgraced Barbara Mikulski would soon follow suit with withdrawing and endorsing, effectively making Daschle the frontrunner far and away. Though seemingly unstoppable now, his sole challenger remaining, John Kerry, has vowed to stay in the race until the very end. Can Kerry make a stunning comeback and win his party's nomination next year?

Dan Quayle continues to get momentum on the Republican side, after a solid debate performance breaking down many of the stereotypes concerning his character and intelligence to a wide audience. Now only second to Jack Kemp nationally, party insiders are beginning to come to the conclusion that the race for the nomination will ultimately be a Kemp-Quayle showdown. But with Colin Powell still a formidable foe in many primaries, nothing is guaranteed.

Favorability Ratings (primary voters only)

Tom Daschle
Favorable - 56%
Unfavorable - 33%
Not Sure - 11%

John Kerry
Favorable - 55%
Unfavorable - 30%
Not Sure - 15%

Jack Kemp
Favorable - 68%
Unfavorable - 25%
Not Sure - 7%

Dan Quayle
Favorable - 54%
Unfavorable - 32%
Not Sure - 14%

Colin Powell
Favorable - 75%
Unfavorable - 19%
Not Sure - 6%

John McCain
Favorable - 61%
Unfavorable - 29%
Not Sure - 10%

Connie Mack
Favorable - 51%
Unfavorable - 30%
Not Sure - 19%

Endorsements
Tom Daschle: Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack, Tim Johnson, Patty Murray, Mike Beebe, Jimme Lou Fisher, Mark Pryor, Pete Clavelle
Jack Kemp: Dick Armey, Kenny Guinn, Paul Laxalt
Dan Quayle: New Hampshire Union Leader, National Right to Life Committee
Colin Powell: Doug Scamman

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By the way, I think I had requested two endorsements in a message some time ago, what will happen with those?

I forgot about those at first, sorry. The post has been edited now.

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Just to gauge opinions here, would everyone be okay if I remove Mack from the game, since IBDD has left the forum and hasn't posted a schedule in weeks?

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The week of December 12-18 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Tom Daschle - 58%
John Kerry - 35%
Undecided - 7%

Democrats (Iowa)
Tom Daschle - 65%
John Kerry - 30%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
Tom Daschle - 48%
John Kerry - 46%
Undecided - 6%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 28%
Colin Powell - 27%
Dan Quayle - 27%
John McCain - 14%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (Iowa)
Jack Kemp - 28%
Colin Powell - 28%
Dan Quayle - 28%
John McCain - 12%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Colin Powell - 28%
Jack Kemp - 25%
Dan Quayle - 24%
John McCain - 19%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (South Carolina)
Colin Powell - 30%
Jack Kemp - 27%
Dan Quayle - 24%
John McCain - 15%
Undecided - 4%

Not much traction occurred in the Democratic race, although Tom Daschle has been continuing to solidify his large leads in key early primaries. The Republican race has only become more hectic. With Connie Mack withdrawing, it is now down to four, all of whom have some shot of winning. Dan Quayle's sizable lead in Iowa has now evaporated, though the Quayle campaign can get credit for a surging candidate in New Hampshire, thanks to the endorsement of the Union Leader and a week-long barnstorming tour. Colin Powell has benefited from the endorsement of Mack, and is now leading in New Hampshire in South Carolina and is in a three-way tie in Iowa. Jack Kemp's status as the frontrunner has only become more threatened, but with the largest collection of endorsements from across the nation, he is safely the favored pick of the establishment for now. John McCain is in last place in many primaries at the moment, but can he run an insurgent campaign and turn his fortunes around?

Endorsements
Tom Daschle: Joe Biden, Tom Harkin, Paul Sarbanes, Emil Beaulieu, Barrie Parsons Tigheman, Chet Culver, The Des Moines Register
Jack Kemp: Jesse Helms, Don Nickles, Dick Posthumus, Jim Edgar
Colin Powell: Connie Mack

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If Tomorrow is the day, great, I'll get this done. If today is the final day, I would like to ask for a one day extension to finish this big work in progress.

I've actually already stated in the past that every turn lasts three days now, so you should be fine.

I am requesting an extra day to fill in the blanks here.

You got it. On second thought, I'll also just extend a regular turn to last three days now. That should be helpful for you all.

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No worries, happens to us all.

I'll be releasing some debate questions for the Republicans to answer after the next update, so look forward to that. Make sure you keep putting some time into your answers and your schedules, as that could make or break your campaign in such a tight race.

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No worries, happens to us all.

I'll be releasing some debate questions for the Republicans to answer after the next update, so look forward to that. Make sure you keep putting some time into your answers and your schedules, as that could make or break your campaign in such a tight race.

OOC; Don't you mean us two lonely Democrats... we haven't had a debate yet, and last I checked Sen. Kerry wasn't going anywhere...

Thing is, I want to first see Kerry actually post again before I go with that. A one-man debate would be amusing, though.

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The week of December 19-25 begins now.

Democrats (National)
Tom Daschle - 47%
John Kerry - 30%
Jesse Jackson - 16%
Undecided - 7%

Democrats (Iowa)
Tom Daschle - 53%
John Kerry - 32%
Jesse Jackson - 10%
Undecided - 5%

Democrats (New Hampshire)
John Kerry - 41%
Tom Daschle - 38%
Jesse Jackson - 13%
Undecided - 8%

Democrats (Delaware)
John Kerry - 46%
Tom Daschle - 37%
Jesse Jackson - 9%
Undecided - 8%

Republicans (National)
Jack Kemp - 29%
Dan Quayle - 28%
Colin Powell - 27%
John McCain - 12%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (Iowa)
Dan Quayle - 31%
Jack Kemp - 29%
Colin Powell - 26%
John McCain - 10%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (New Hampshire)
Colin Powell - 29%
Jack Kemp - 27%
Dan Quayle - 23%
John McCain - 17%
Undecided - 4%

Republicans (Delaware)
Colin Powell - 36%
Jack Kemp - 29%
Dan Quayle - 20%
John McCain - 8%
Undecided - 7%

Republicans (South Carolina)
Colin Powell - 31%
Jack Kemp - 26%
Dan Quayle - 25%
John McCain - 14%
Undecided - 4%

While Tom Daschle is still the favorite for the Democrats, he is now beginning to face stiffer competition as the first primaries near. An invigorated John Kerry hit the campaign trail and made his case, running as the underdog and having a thoroughly progressive platform to back him up. Meanwhile, a surprise late entry by civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, who came in second in the 1988 primaries, has shaken up the race further. Jackson's main base of strength comes in the southern states, as has been the case in his last two campaigns, but can he expand upon his base and possibly even win the nomination?

Jack Kemp continues to have trouble maintaining his lead despite a wide array of endorsements and the most optimal campaign infrastructure out of the Republican candidates, with him trailing in the earliest primaries. Dan Quayle, who barnstormed Iowa all throughout the week, has also been putting time with establishing offices in other states, which has boosted his campaign's organization. Colin Powell has held steady with leads in Delaware, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, and is also leading in the majority of New England due to large support among moderates.

Endorsements
Tom Daschle: Rob Andrews, Joe Baca
Dan Quayle: John Kasich, Newt Gingrich

Debate Questions (Democrats)

1. To all candidates, what would you do to keep Social Security solvent?

2. To all candidates, what have you disagreed the most with the Clinton administration on?

3. Senator Daschle, some in recent weeks have complained that your campaign has gone too negative against others. How do you respond to these allegations?

4. Senator Kerry, as an underdog in this race, you've been trying to separate yourself from Senator Daschle to the voters. What kinds of issues will you be focusing on for the rest of this campaign?

5. Reverend Jackson, you're known for being a divisive figure and someone who has only served as a shadow senator for DC in the world of politics. Are you running to bring a message across, or are you running to actually win?

Debate Questions (Republicans)

1. To all candidates, since the government is currently running a surplus with how much revenue is coming in, what would you do with that surplus?

2. To all candidates, what are your thoughts on the foreign policy that the Clinton administration has pursued? Is it justified to engage in interventions for humanitarian reasons in places like Kosovo?

3. Secretary Kemp, you have been perceived as the frontrunner for a long time, but you have recently slipped to Vice President Quayle and General Powell in some of the latest state polls. Are you confident that you have what it takes to rebound?

4. Vice President Quayle, you're truly the comeback kid of this cycle. You're now second nationally and might very well win the nomination, but many are doubting that you have what it takes to compete in a general election. Can you reassure those who are skeptical that you are an electable choice nationwide?

5. General Powell, you're very competitive in the polls and you have high favorability ratings, but some have noted that you haven't been talking about specifics on the issues in your campaign speeches as much as they would like to see. How do you respond to these claims?

6. Senator McCain, you're widely viewed as a maverick in the Senate, bucking from the Republican establishment a good amount of the time. This independent streak may be good in a general election, but can you assure conservatives in this party that you're still one of them?

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OOC; could I have polls of California, Florida and Alabama?

Democrats (California)
Tom Daschle - 45%
John Kerry - 29%
Jesse Jackson - 17%
Undecided - 9%

Democrats (Florida)
Tom Daschle - 44%
Jesse Jackson - 25%
John Kerry - 21%
Undecided - 10%

Democrats (Alabama)
Jesse Jackson - 43%
Tom Daschle - 34%
John Kerry - 15%
Undecided - 8%

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Who won the Democratic debate?

Jesse Jackson - 55%
John Kerry - 28%
Tom Daschle - 17%

Jesse Jackson hit off his introduction to the campaign with a bang tonight, as he came across as the most ambitious and hitting the right notes with the progressives watching. John Kerry held steady throughout the debate, though Tom Daschle's performance was criticized for being too dry. It remains to be seen whether Jackson can replicate his performance for future debates, but if so, he could very well expand his base and create a plausible path to the nomination.