ELECTION <92
‘Oregonian’ snap? streak,
endorses first Democrat
WASHINGTON {AH) —
Bill Clinton picked up en
dorsements from 10 newspa
pers Sunday, including at
least three that supported
President Bush in 1980 and
one that had not backed a
Democrat for president in
142 years.
Four papers — the Chicago
Tribune. The Daily Oklaho
man of Oklahoma City, The
Florida Timos-lJnion of Jack
sonville and tho Now Haven
(Conn.) Register — endorsed
President Bush.
The Oregonian of Portland,
the oldest dolly newspaper
west of tho Mississippi Kiver,
said departing from its al
most unbroken tradition of
supporting Kopublicnns for
the presidency wasn’t oven a
close call.
The newspaper hod sup
ported Republicans for presi
dent consistently except for
1904, when it did not make a
choice between President
Lyndon 11. Johnson and Son
Burry Goldwater
The Oregonian said Bush
has been "a massive disap
pointment os president."
while Clinton hud been
“pragmatic, tough, focused,
controversial — and effec
tive” as governor of Arkan
sas,
In Florida, the Tallahassee
Democrat endorsed Clinton,
saying six of its eight-mem
ber editorial board consid
ered him the best choice with
the remainder split between
Bush and independent candi
date Ross Perot.
In Bush's home state of
Texas, the Tori Worth Slut
Telegram, which supported
the president in the past, said
he "has hod his chance and
has boon found wanting."
"He has boon n disappoint
ment ns president."
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Both sides predict close
WASHINGTON (AIM Sixteen days before the
presidential election. Democrats were sniffing
victory Sunday, but Bill Clinton's campaign man
ager sidestepped talk of a landslide
Republicans said it would lie a dose race, but
they believed or hoped ihni President Bush
would eke out a win over the Democratic chal
lenger. who is loading iri ihe polls
In Little Kook Ark . Clinton manager David
Wilhelm, interviewed on CNN's Nous maker San
day. said, "Wo are not thinking; about a landslide
We are thinking alxiul victory W'i are thinking
about winning "
Republican Gov John Engler of Michigan,
speaking from the hull in East Lansing, Mich , In
which the third presidential debate will Ik? Mon
day, said on CBS TV s Face the Kalian that be ex
pools a narrow Bush victory on Nov 1
"1 think in Michigan we're looking at a very
close race," Lngler said "People are shifting, very
fluid, and the stage behind me today is going to
settle dungs in Michigan. I think, ipbte rlledive
ly.
"'i’uogh campaign rigid down to the wire but i
still dunk George Bush is going to tarry Mu In
gan, going to win die president y." Lngler saiti
Sen Phil Grumm, K-Texas, the keynote speaker
ul the Republican National Convention, inter
viewed on NBC-TV's Mont tho /Voss, salt! die
president will carry Texas untl. he hopes. will
win re-election
"I think. basically that wc; art: liohlnd. I think
wo'vo n<>t to dost! tho gap," Gramm said "Tim
reason th.it I havit lui|it! that wn art; going In win
is that i don't think American fainiiltts havt- sat
down around the; kitchen tahli;, looked at llui two
ocontiinlt: programs and asked themselves.
'What is in nar long-term Inten'sl7' I think wlmn
thtiy dti that we are going to henelit
Gramm, chairman ol the Republican Senatorial
Campaign Committee, salt! lie dues not know at
this point whether the GOI* will gain or lose Sen
ate seats
In Cleveland. Ohio, Kepuhlit tin Cov George
Voinovich sal.I Kush "needs to do a hotter job lie
tween now and elet lion day to define who Kill
Clinton is "
I'm not saying that George Durth is going to
lose," Voinovich said But he said the ptesioent
"has not done a good job ol pointing out that the
same i harm terislu s that were needed to w in the
Cold War are needed lo win the ei onomii war
Voinovich was interviewed on ABC I V's litis
IVeeJt with Dm ill liriukh')
On the CNN program, Kush cam|iaign manager
(•'red Malek said, "We think this elm lion is very,
very wlnnahle we've seen a lightening in the
polls "
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