November 2, 2000 - Senator and former presidential candidate talks about presidential candidate Ralph Nader and Democrats.
November 2, 2000 - With the presiential race tighter than ever in Minnesota, the Gore and Bush campaigns continue to shower attention on Minnesota -- particularly on the northeastern part of the state. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman will be on the Iron Range this afternoon, and Tipper Gore was in the Twin Ports earlier in the week. Republican candidate George W Bush stopped in the Twin Cities yesterday, and went on to a rally in Duluth. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin has more.
November 2, 2000 - (NOTE: Host outcue.) A new poll suggests Minnesota will elect a woman to Congress for the first time in more than forty years. The survey -- commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and KARE-11 T-V -- shows D-F-Ler Betty McCollum leading Republican Linda Runbeck in the Fourth District race. Independence Party candidate Tom Foley is following in third place. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo has more.
November 2, 2000 - Vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is stumping for votes in Northern Minnesota this evening. Lieberman spoke in at a union rally in Chisolm at Iron World. He is scheduled to address a crowd in Duluth in the next hour. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin is in Chisolm and joins us on the line. Chris, describe the scene for us in Chisolm. What special message did Lieberman have for the Iron Rangers? A lot has been made in recent days of how Green Candidate Ralph Nader is eating into the Gore/Lieberman support in Northern Minnesota. How did the Senator address that this afternoon? How does today's event compare with yesterday's Republican Rally for George W. Bush in Duluth?
November 2, 2000 - Throughout this campaign, candidates for the U S Senate in Minnesota have campaigned on the issue of a "Patient's Bill of Rights." In this age of managed care, politicians have tapped into consumers concern that health care decisions will be decided solely by an HMO rather than a doctor. The three U-S Senate Candidates all agree that a national "patients bill of rights" needs to be established, but they disagree on the specifics. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 3, 2000 - The three major candidate for US Senate fanned out across the state today to get out the vote and pick up last-minute support before next Tuesday's election. We begin our coverage of the Senate race with Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo who spent the day with DFLer Mark Dayton.
November 3, 2000 - As part of our election year coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has invited all 7 candidates for U-S Senate to present a statement about their candidacy. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by MPR ...
November 3, 2000 - California's American Civil Liberties Union had put in a restraining order to prevent Secretary of State Bill Jones from shutting down vote swapping websites
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November 3, 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. All this week, the seven candidates have presented their views on each of M-P-R's News programs. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by MPR: That was the Consitution Party's David Swan, one of the seven Minnesota candidates for U-S Senate. His is the last statement that will air on M-P-R's news programs, but if you missed any, you can hear all the statements on our web site at Minnesota Public Radio dot O-R-G.