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...perhaps the most remarkable victory of the evening, Missouri's recently deceased Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan defeated Republican incumbent John Ashcroft in a very close race. The new Democratic governor of the state is likely to appoint Carnahan's wife Jean to serve in his place...
...issues, the candidates also diverge on important points. Bush favors the partial privatization of Social Security; Gore's plan is much less radical. Gore favors targeted tax cuts, while Bush touts a large across-the-board tax cut. And of course, the next President will have the opportunity to appoint several new Supreme Court justices...
Should Gore prevail, he would certainly seize the opportunity to appoint another liberal justice along the lines of his favorite model, the late Thurgood Marshall...
Bush's words seem to indicate he would appoint another conservative to the bench, which opponents fear could lead to a reversal of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion case. Other cases which the court might consider would address divisive issues from affirmative action programs to gay rights to school prayer...
...since the Democratic governor has promised to appoint Carnahan's widow, it now appears possible that the deceased candidate could beat Republican incumbent John Ashcroft, who has had difficulty campaigning against Carnahan's memory...