Quote Of The Day

"...There are days of the week when the strongest single argument that can be made for either candidate is that he's not the other." -- The Washington Post, in this morning's edition. The newspaper endorsed President Bill Clinton's re-election -- tepidly.

Election Called: Clinton Wins

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AllPolitics, Oct. 30) -- Time to put up the "Gone Fishing" sign at AllPolitics. Our work is done: The Weekly Reader has passed judgement on the presidential election. By a 58-34 percent margin, the 650,000 children polled by the magazine picked President Bill Clinton over GOP nominee Bob Dole. Since 1956, the Weekly Reader has polled students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, and has been wrong only once, in 1992. That year, students fourth grade and up picked Clinton over President George Bush, but when the votes of the conservative younger generation were included, Bush got the nod.

Perot: Good For 208 More Elections?

DALLAS (AllPolitics, Oct. 30) -- Reform Party candidate Ross Perot says he's not going away anytime soon, despite the efforts of GOP nominee Bob Dole's campaign, which Perot compared to not-so-bright movie character Forrest Gump. Perot told PBS' David Frost he was surprised that Dole's staff had leaked word of campaign manager Scott Reed's secret trip to Dallas. Reed's mission was to convince Perot to drop out of the race. "Forrest Gump should be smarter than that," Perot said. "If you want to accomplish the mission, you don't create a situation where it can't be accomplished." Asked if he'd run in 2000, Perot said, "I will do whatever has to be done to keep this effort going, and I'll be around for a long time, David. Noah lived to be 900 years old. Remember that." The interview, taped Tuesday, will air Friday.

Ex-Presidents: Just Don't Do It

LOS ANGELES (AllPolitics, Oct. 30) -- Former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush "categorically oppose" ballot initiatives that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and they're asking California and Arizona voters to reject them. White House drug czar Barry McCaffrey released a letter signed by the three, which also warns that making illegal drugs available by prescription would undermine enforcement efforts.

Libertarian Picks Up Endorsements

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Oct. 30) -- All right, so The Washington Post endorsed President Bill Clinton today. But Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne has garnered a few endorsements of his own, says his campaign. They include: San Jose's OutNOW!, a gay newspaper; the prisoner's rights magazine Prison Life; and the Voices Of the Florida Taxpayer newsletter. "These endorsements are the harbingers of the emerging Libertarian majority that will topple the Republicans and Democrats from power," says Sharon Ayres, Browne's campaign manager.

Humans Bypassed In Colorado Endorsement

GREELEY, Colo. (AllPolitics, Oct. 30) -- The Greeley Tribune wasn't satisfied with either Republican Bob Schaffer or Democrat Guy Kelley in the 4th Congressional District race. So the newspaper took a good, hard look at independent Wes McKinley, but in the end, endorsed his mule, Marvin, instead. The Tribune said McKinley and Kelley had no chance of winning and that Schaffer is a "career politician." Marvin carried McKinley for 1,200 miles across the vast district during the race; the paper listed 10 good reasons for Marvin's election, among them, "He has visited all 21 counties in the district and didn't stick his hoof in his mouth one time."

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