E-lection 2000 Voters' Guide; UW-Eau Claire Public Affairs Reporting Class

E-lection 2000
Voters' Guide

CJ 321: Public Affairs Reporting | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | November 6, 2000 | Volume 1, Number 1

Race for president tight, crowded
Just a few percentage points separate Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush in the final polls, with the race in Wisconsin and Minnesota among the tightest ever. The Green Party's Ralph Nader may play the spoiler, while the Reform Party's Pat Buchanan and Libertarian Harry Browne are fighting for recognition, too. Our issues page highlights their differences.

Student mounting challenge in Assembly race
UW-Eau Claire junior Duncan Cameron is courting students and older voters by focusing on education and health care in his race with Rep. Rob Kreibich.

Campaign finance reform finally gets a vote -- sort of
Voters in Eau Claire and 57 other counties can cast ballots on a non-binding referendum seeking limits and full disclosures on campaign spending.

GOP congressional candidate Susan Tully is interviewed

House challenger visits campus
Public Affairs Reporting student Jonathan Gneiser, left, interviews GOP congressional candidate Susan Tully on Wednesday at UW-Eau Claire.

Kind, but not stepping aside
Ron Kind seeks a third term in Congress.

Clerk's office is up for grabs
After seven years as deputy, Janet Loomis says she's ready to succeed retiring Eau Claire County Clerk Joanne Lester, but Denise Gilchrist says she's a more qualified candidate.

Republican reformer facing Kohl
John Gillespie, left, teamed with former Packers QB Bart Starr to found a home for wayward boys. Now he's trying to rein in millionaire Sen. Herb Kohl's re-election bid with proposals to improve school safety, flatten taxes and allow some private investment of Social Security funds.