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July 19, 2000--David
Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union and Donald Devine, chairman
of the 2000 Committee for a Conservative Platform and a vice chairman of
the ACU, discussed the findings of a survey of about one-fifth of the delegates
to the upcoming Republican convention. "Conservatives have won the
war of ideas within the Republican Party," he said. Keene concurred,
stating, "The Republican establishment today is conservative." Keene
said Republicans are in philosophical agreement for the first time since
the Reagan years. A coalition of 40 groups under the leadership of
Devine produced the Conservative Platform. |
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July 13, 2000--NARAL
executive vice president Alice Germond released report cards grading the
ten most frequently mentioned Democratic and Republican vice presidential
candidates on the issue of choice. Among the ten Republican prospects
there were seven "F's;" New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman scored highest,
achieving a "B." New York Gov. George Pataki received a "C" and Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Ridge a "D." Among the Democratic prospects, there were
seven "A's." Sen. Bob Graham received a "B" and Sen. Evan Bayh and
House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt scored "C's." Germond said
that "all of the Democratic candidates we list here are acceptable to NARAL."
She said choice is "a key swing issue" that "may well determine the outcome
of this election." |
Credit: PETA. |
April 1999--People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' "Gorey bunny" has been dogging Vice
President Gore on the campaign trial. Between March 21 and May 11 the rabbit
followed Gore to more than 20 locations; the photos show the Gorey bunny
in Bedford, NH on April 17 and at Front Royal, VA on April 22 for Earth
Day.
The rabbit is part of a multi-pronged
GoreNoMore campaign launched in February to bring a halt to a large-scale
new program, backed by Gore, to test widely used chemicals on animals.
A PETA spokeswoman said that "Gore personally fast-tracked this program."
The GoreNoMore campaign has included, in addition to the Gorey bunny, newspaper
ads (NYT Feb. 24, LAT March 21, WT May 11), a website, celebrity appeals,
and stickers and flyers. Eighteen groups including PETA joined to
express their "grave concerns" about the EPA's high production volume
(HPV) chemical testing program in a February 10 letter to the Vice President.
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March 22, 1999--Kate
Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action
League announces a television ad campaign to "expose the anti-choice record
of leading Republican presidential candidates." The spots ran in
Iowa and New Hampshire, and later in California. |
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Feb. 6, 1999--The
New Hampshire Christian Coalition's "First in the Nation Primary Gala Celebration"
in Manchester attracted three Republican hopefuls--Steve Forbes, Gary Bauer
and Alan Keyes. Former Vice President Dan Quayle put in a video appearance
and Sen. Bob Smith's wife Mary Jo appeared on his behalf. |
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Democratic Leadership
Council co-founder and president Al From at the launch of Blueprint.
The
DLC hopes the new policy journal will "shape the political debate in the
2000 campaign and beyond." |