Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-Ore. will be leading the effort to reach 5,000 new women voters in the state. Nader, presidential candidate for the Green Party, is demanding that he be allowed to participate in the planned debates between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush. A poll done earlier this month for KATU-TV and The Oregonian showed 8 percent of Oregonians support Nader, who is wooing voters away from Gore in a state that has voted Democratic in the last three presidential elections. I had to get a job in the trades to get equal pay. During her speech, Mrs. Gore repeatedly mentioned unions and working families.
Unions are good for families.
She touched on her husband's support for universal preschool, health care for all children, prescription drug benefits for seniors and accounts for parents to save for college tuition. In an interview with reporters after the event, Mrs. Gore talked about how tight a race the presidential campaign is shaping up to be in Oregon. The same poll that showed Nader with 8 percent showed Gore with 42 percent and Bush with 41 percent. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. I think this state is critical.