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...RICHARD GEPHARDT (D) District 3 (South St. Louis; southeast St. Louis County; Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve counties...
State House majority leader Davis won a difficult primary runoff. And having spent nearly all his campaign war chest, he welcomed the support he got from Democratic heavies like House minority leader Dick Gephardt and retiring Representative Sam Gibbon, who held this seat for 34 years. Davis opposes school vouchers, saying public education will suffer if money is given to private schools...
Pordum scored a coup in May when he won the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, which supported opponent Jack Quinn in 1994. This endorsement has meant funding and volunteers in what is always a daunting process: unseating an incumbent. Democratic big guns like Dick Gephardt and party celebrities like Patrick Kennedy have made appearances on Pordum's behalf. In this heavily Democratic district, the former teacher gives the party a real opportunity...
...keen on Newt Gingrich. "His name alone irritates me. I know that a newt is a lizard. We had them growing up. If you touch their tails, they break off as a defense mechanism, but then they grow back." Not that she's thrilled by her Congressman, Richard Gephardt, who would replace Gingrich as Speaker if the Democrats take over. "He's been around an awfully long time, but nothing seems to be any different...
...same editorial, the editorial staff whines, "The biggest hope for Democratic initiative in the next four years is a jobs bill...." The Crimson is welcome to yearn for the days of the nanny state, but must it really claim that such old nonsense represents the future? Even Dick Gephardt claims no longer to believe in Big Government, Provider of Jobs. Apparently the Crimson staff has watched the movie Dave one too many times...