October 30, 2000 - On election day this year, voters in Minnesota's sixth congressional district will choose between two familiar candidates. Democratic incumbent congressman Bill Luther and republican challenger John Kline squared off in 1998 in a race that was decided by four percent of the vote. For this year's rematch, Kline has raised nearly a million dollars to help him win the seat. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 30, 2000 - Health care has become the biggest issue in Minnesota's U.S. senate race. You can't listen to a candidate's stump speech without hearing about cheaper prescription drugs, a patient's bill of rights and affordable health insurance. Despite a variety of positions, the three major senate candidates agree whoever's elected on November seventh will have to address the issue in the Senate. Minnesota's Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 1, 2000 - (NOTE: Host ouctue) Texas Governor George W. Bush arrives in Minnesota today to try to break a statistical dead heat among likely Minnesota voters. A new poll -- conducted for Minnesota Public Radio, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and KARE-11 T-V -- shows Gore with 44 percent, Bush with 41 percent, and Green Party candidate Ralph Nader with 8 percent. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo has more.
November 1, 2000 - The three leading candidates for the U-S Senate in Minnesota divide sharply over some environmental issues; but sound remarkably similar on others. There are clear divisions on what to do about oil exploration and global warming But the differences get cloudy over logging, mining, and motorized recreation. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports: { {script}
November 1, 2000 - Supporters of Al Gore and Ralph Nader trade votes
November 1, 2000 - Stump speeches and hand shaking are one way the Presidential candidates get their messages out to voters. But political campaigns are also turning to the internet to highlight their platforms and debate the issues. The website "web-white-blue-dot-com" is offering what it bills as the first online debate between the presidential campaigns. Minneapolis-based Steven Clift is the site's outreach coordinator and board chair of Minnesota e-democracy. I asked him how the debate works:
November 1, 2000 - As part of our election year coverage Minnesota Public Radio has invited all seven candidates for U-S Senate to present a four minute statement about their candidacy. This week, the candidates will present their views on each of M-P-R's News programs. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by MPR: That was socialist worker party candidate Rebecca Ellis, one of the seven Minnesota candidates for U-S Senate. Minnesota Public Radio has invited ALL the senate candidates to present their views . You can hear Independent candidate Erik Pakieser tomorrow on Morning Edition.... and all the statements on our web site at Minnesota Public Radio dot O-R-G.
November 1, 2000 - Texas Governor George W. Bush has spent the rest of his afternoon in Duluth, where just moments ago he finished speaking to a huge crowd at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin is at the DECC and joins us on the line: Chris, what was the Governors message to Duluth? The MPR, Pioneer Press, Kare 11 poll today showed Al Gore may be losing support to Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader in Northern Minnesota. What references if any did Governor Bush make to that? How did the the Duluth Crowd react?
November 1, 2000 - Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader continues to wage an unrepentent campaign, and says his focus is on building a political movement, not on whether his showing hurts Vice President Al Gore or helps George W. Bush. Nader appeared at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Tuesday as a guest on A-B-C's "Nightline" with Ted Koppel and Governor Jesse Ventura. The topic of the show was third parties, and both Nader and Ventura advocated a number of reforms they say would open the political process to third party candidates and galvanize more Americans to vote. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
November 2, 2000 - As part of our election year coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has invited all 7 candidates for U-S Senate to present a four minute statement about their candidacy. This week, all 7 candidates will present their views on each of M-P-R's News programs. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by MPR ...This is Erik Pakieser, a libertarian candidate.