From the 50 States Election news from the District and Maryland Legislative news from Maryland and Virginia A daily dose of online news from beyond the Beltway. Despite a wave of national advertising about health care, tobacco and campaign finance, a poll conducted last week in Illinois and Missouri shows that voters there say education is by far the most important issue. Eighty percent of likely voters in Illinois called it their top concern, as did 77 percent of Missourians. Lovers are better for world health than haters. A sign carried by Coral Gables, Fla., resident Carolyn Fuller outside Clinton's Democratic fund-raiser there.
Polls show education is Alabama voters' top concern.
Gubernatorial contenders in Florida and Michigan have both picked running mates specifically to shore up their standing among teachers. Gov. Buddy MacKay can't seem to catch a break. Yesterday, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee tried to boost his campaign by hosting President Clinton at an elementary school. To top things off, a 20-year Democratic veteran of the state legislature on Wednesday announced his support for MacKay's Republican rival, Jeb Bush. The chairwoman of the Utah Democratic Party on Tuesday called for Congress to at least censure President Clinton for his affair with Monica Lewinsky.