Campaign Almanac
The candidates
Bill Clinton said his campaign and the Democratic Party “have played by the rules” of campaign finance, then proposed changes including banning contributions from non-citizens. “The parties are engaged in an escalating arms race….Raising that much money strains the political system,” Clinton said in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Bob Dole opened his cross-country campaign marathon with former presidents Bush and Ford. “We’re on our way to the White House. Hang on!” Dole said in Ashland, Ohio. Dole aides hoped the appearance of the two former Republican presidents would help to mobilize support for their candidate in the campaign’s closing days.
Ross Perot latched on to an effort by Dole to coax Clinton into a three-way debate on campaign finance reform. Speaking in Palo Alto, Calif., Perot said he wanted “a real debate, to get real answers and get real committed.”
Al Gore labeled the Republican-controlled Congress as “the most anti-environmental Congress” in history. Stopping at a saltwater marsh in Ventnor, N.J., Gore said Dole’s “voting record on the environment was absolute zero.” That is also the number of votes he deserves on Election Day from people who care about the environment, he said.
Jack Kemp said at a rally in Springfield, Mo., that Clinton has an “ethical deficit” bigger than the national debt. At another rally in Jackson, Mo., Kemp urged voters to go to the polls next Tuesday. “We need you. Please tell your friends. Please get out to vote.”
Today’s stops
Clinton: San Antonio, Texas; Little Rock, Ark.; New Orleans and Tampa, Fla.
Dole: Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.; Newark, N.J.; Philadelphia; Indianapolis; Covington, Ky.; St. Louis; Omaha, Neb.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Las Vegas.
Perot: Allen Park, Mich.
Gore: Des Moines, Iowa; Collinsville, Ill.; Rock Island, Ill.; Fairfield, Calif.
Kemp: Troy, Ohio; Butte, Mont.; Seattle.
Choate: Dallas