October 30, 2002


Some of my friends sit around every evening
and they worry about the times ahead
But everybody else is overwhelmed by indifference
and the promise of an early bed


Democratic gubernatorial nominee Shannon O'Brien has notched a slim lead over GOP rival and Utah carpetbagger Mitt Romney, a new Boston Herald poll shows. O'Brien leads Romney 44% to 38%, narrowly outside the poll's margin of error. For other races, see here and here. Snips below:

CA: Davis 48%, Simon 37%
NJ: Lautenberg 51%, Forrester 40%
Missouri: Carnahan 50%, Talent 47%
Minnesota: Mondale 47%, Coleman 39%
Fla: Bush 52%, McBride 45%
Texas: Kirk 40%, Cornyn 43%

What's on the line: Social Security reform, disability rights, Title IX, funding for family planning, the environment, programs to prevent violence against women, job training and childcare for working parents, reproduction rights, the economy, not going to war, prescription drug costs, not giving tax breaks to the rich, the Constitution, your basic rights...

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