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...tied or within striking range not just in West Virginia but also in Oregon, Washington, Iowa and Wisconsin, each of which Democrats have won in the past three presidential elections. And in Tennessee, Gore's home state, and Bill Clinton's Arkansas, polls show the Texas Governor with a slight edge. "Bush is playing all over Gore's map," boasts Bill Paxon, a Bush lieutenant. "That puts a lot of pressure on the Vice President...
...According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in four American adults smoked in 1998, the latest year for which figures are available. That?s virtually the same number who smoked in 1997 and 1990. And while the 1998 data does indicate a slight decrease in smokers (24.1 percent versus 25.5 percent in 1990), the CDC isn?t exactly thrilled with such a sluggish rate of slowdown. The agency had hoped to cut smoking to 15 percent...
...Dolliole asserted that Bush needs "a decisive winning performance" to counter Gore's post- convention surge. Analysts estimate that Gore currently holds a slight lead in the Electoral College, but there are enough battleground states to make the election a tossup...
...issue seems to be working for Bush; after a solidly on-message week, a Wednesday CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll has him holding on to a slight lead of two points over Gore. The Texas governor has evidently decided to look a supposed liability - being labeled as the candidate of Big Oil - square in the eye and try to turn it into a virtue...
...would Jeb say such a thing? To lower expectations, for one thing. To avoid blame, for another. If Bush can gain a slight lead in the next few weeks, it's seen as a significant gain. And Jeb could be trying to rebut those anonymous Republicans claiming that he and his brother should have done things differently...