22—The Daily Collegian Friday, Oct. 31,1980 Carter, Reagan tied in polls; Anderson trailing , r* i would normally go to the Democratic Anderson finds , I * taking votes away from Carter, the SLID PO TX SI IP PI MU Democrats have adopted a policy of ig ~ ~ noring Anderson as much as possible. This was the rationale behind Carter’s refusal to debate with Anderson and Reagan in September. Anderson’s ability to undermine Carter’s re-election chances has led Reagan to advocate Anderson’s par ticipation in the debates and support Anderson as much as possible without openly endorsing his candidacy. Fighting the two party system takes an enormous amount of capital. Ander son’s campaign has been hindered by a lack of funds. If he wins 5 percent of the vote, Anderson will be eligible for federal campaign funds. However, the banks have refused to lend Anderson money perhaps because of pressure from the Carter administration. By LYNDA ROBINSON Daily Collegian Staff Writer The campaign of independent presidential candidate John Anderson has been haunted by the widespread belief that a vote for Anderson is a wasted vote or a vote that would only im prove the chances of Ronald Reagan or Jimmy Carter. Because the majority of voters have refused to take Anderson’s candidacy seriously, he has spent most of the cam paign affirming his viability and justify ing his participation in the race. Anderson has a strong following among college students and liberal Democrats. However, he has been unable to lure substantial numbers of •voters away from the two major parties. He has actually lost support over the course of the campaign rather than in creased his appeal. In September, Anderson had the 15 percent voter sup port required by the League of Women Voters to participate in the presidential debates. However, the most recent CBS-New York Times poll gave Anderson only 10 percent of the nationwide popular vote. Even 10 percent causes consternation among Carter campaign strategists and raises the possibilty of the election being thrown into the U.S. House of Representatives. Carter supporters believe Anderson is siphonir . .crucial .liberal votqs.. that ‘ Sv-tv i:i" ' •. tA.V' Nv.' -.O- John B. Anderson The campaign has also been affected by Anderson’s uneven oratory. At times he is eloquent and persuasive. At other times he is overbearing and unclear. The most successful aspect of the Anderson campaign has undoubtedly been the legal battles fought by Ander son’s lawyers to give him ballot access' in all 50 states. Yet ballot access does not guarantee votes. Anderson is caught up in a dichotomy he cannot seem to overcome he is the politician everyone admires, but no one . , will vote for. ~, - Reagan attacks Carter's stands By LYNDA ROBINSON Daily Collegian Staff Writer Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan is relying on the coun try’s troubled economy and the decline in U.S. power abroad to carry him into the White House. With these two issues weighing heavily on the minds of American voters, Reagan’s campaign has emphasized the flaws in the economic and defense policies of Democratic President Jimmy Carter. However, even overwhelming dissatisfaction with Carter’s domestic and foreign policies may not necessarily provide Reagan with an election victory. Moderate voters are reluctant to sup port Reagan because they believe he would not hesitate to involve the United States in a war. According to the most recent poll con ducted by Newsweek, only 23 percent of the electorate describe Reagan as the man best able to keep the country out of war. Carter has used voter uncertainty about Reagan as an opportunity to ham mer away at Reagan’s credibility. Reagan’s support is strongly geographical in nature the western half of the country is generally solidly behind Reagan. However, many of the western states have very few electoral votes and lack Ronald Reagan the decisive value of populous industrial states in the Northeast and Midwest. Recognizing the need to win at least a few of the industrial states, Reagan has campaigned heavily in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois and New York. He has gained considerable support among blue collar workers but may have lost substantial backing among moderate Republican suburbanites who are suspicious of his conservativism. Reagan’s running mate, George Bush, has helped Reagan maintain moderate support particularly in Pennsylvania where Bush won the Republican presidential primary. The misgivings of many moderate Republicans about Reagan’s candidacy have been tempered by Reagan’s move toward the center of the political spec trum on a number of issues. However, in a race as close as this one, it is the small block of undecided voters that could swing the election either way. A CBS News-New York Times poll con ducted two weeks ago gave Carter a 2 percent edge in the popular vote with about 6 percent of the electorate still undecided. In Pennsylvania, a Gallup poll taken two weeks ago gave Reagan a 5 percent lead over Carter with 11 percent of the state voters undecided. Pennsylvania is one of the states con sidered too close to call an observa tion that also applies to the outcome of the nationwide presidential race in a crucial election year. UPI wirephoto Carter courts weak coalition By LYNDA ROBINSON Daily Collegian Staff Writer Democratic President Jimmy Carter is seeking re-election by courting the traditional sources of Democratic votes labor, blacks and Jews a coalition that may be falling apart. Carter would not have been elected in 1976 without strong support from blacks and Jews. About 84 percent of the black vote went to Carter, while about 55 per cent of the Jewish vote did, also. Without a similar turnout Nov. 4, Carter may be unable to win re-election. The support of these voting blocks is especially crucial in states like Penn sylvania and New York. Without a strong black turnout in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s 27 electoral votes may be cast for Republican nominee Ronald Reagan. The same is true of the Jewish vote in New York City and southern Florida. Without these votes, New York and Florida could conceivably give their combined total of 58 electoral votes to a Republican presidential candidate. The labor vote is also vital. Without it, Carter could lose the key industrial states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Illinois and Ohio. Carter’s support among blacks seems to be fairly secure. However, Reagan may have made serious inroads into Carter’s support among blue collar workers. Jimmy 'arter It is difficult to predict whether, Reagan’s appeal.to blue collar workers, , who are being battered by inflation and j( . fear of losing their jobs, will be sue-. , cessful enough to enable Reagan to win'.,- key industrial states. Jewish voters are also restless .. members of the the Democratic ’ fold. Despite Carter’s role in the negotia- ~... tion of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty,' .' Jews are dissatisfied with many of . y Carter’s policies in the Middle East ana . fear future U.S. recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization. ~w . Reagan is also challenging Carter’s ’ support base in the South. Many of the’." white, Christian fundamentalists who . voted for Carter in 1976 support Reagan : in 1980. , 7 . The shift in Southern support reflects: the dissatisfaction that voters across the Mi country feel about Carter. His positions >V on the issues have been questioned far >. (] less than his ability to implement his ii. proposed policies. He is perceived as weak and ineffec tive by many voters. The most recent poll by Newsweek indicates that only 24 ’ percent of the electorate describes, Carter as forceful and decisive. ’ This image may prevent Carter from--■, r■■ being re-elected, especially if it further undermines the unity of the traditional ; Democratic coalition. •. i. As the election approaches, the strength of the Democratic coalition ] seems to be reluctantly increasing. ; However, Carter must restore its cohe- j sion if he wants to remain in the Oval Of- ; fice for four more years. , ; East versus West $ i <tb Specter runs *■aggressively for recognition By LYNDA ROBINSON Daily Collegian Staff Writer • Arfen Specter, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, is running an ag gressive, television-oriented campaign agaiilst his more widely known oppo nent; Democratic candidate Pete Flaherty. Specter’s campaign tactics have been , shaped by his lack of recognition among voters outside.the Philadelphia area. Helhas campaigned heavily, in central and .western Pennsylvania and has visited every one of the state’s 67 coun ties at least once. To reach voters who do not read newspapers, Specter has appeared in Numerous television commercials that emphasize his concern for all Pennsylvanians. Specter has been successful in increas ing his name recognition among voters. However, it will take more than televi- sion commercials to induce voters in the * western half of the state to vote for a politician from Philadelphia. In. recent years the state has become a regional battleground between Pittsburgh-based candidates and Philadelphia-based candidates. Western voters have been reluctant to «/ote,for anyone from the eastern half of the slate regardless of party affilia tion.'Without strong-Republican support in central Pennsylvania, Specter may be unable to win. While campaigning, Specter often refers to his record as district attorney ijj Philadelphia (1965 to 1973) as an ex ample of his ability to get things done. Specter played an important role in br inging the death penalty back in Penn sylvania and gained wide popularity by prosecuting corrupt Philadelphia officials.. A native of Kansas, Specter came to Philadelphia after graduating from Yale Law .School in 1956. He became an assis tant district attorney in 1959 and receiv ed national attention by jailing six cor rupt Teamster officials in 1963. He was appointed to the Warren Com mission in 1964 to investigate the assassination of President John F. Ken nedy, and he helped to formulate the single-bullet explanation. Specter’s stands on the issues are sometimes difficult to distinguish from those areas unable to revive their those of Flaherty. However, the two do private sector through business differ on abortion and nuclear power. incentives. Specter, who is the more liberal of the ABORTION: Specter says he is per t\vo on abortion, takes a tougher stand on sonally opposed to abortion, but favors environmental standards than Flaherty the continuation of Medicaid-funded does. Neither candidate seems to be abortions for poor women in order to following the lead of the presidential preserve equal access to safe abortions candidate on his ticket. for everyone. Republican Ronald Reagan is more NUCLEAR ENERGY: Specter does compatible with Democrat Flaherty on not support the shutdown of existing abortion and the environment than he is nuclear power plants, nor does he oppose with Specter. building new plants in the future. He INFLATION: Specter favors alO per- does favor placing nuclear plants in low cent personal income tax reduction as a population areas whenever possible, way to spur productivity, investment reorganizing the Nuclear Regulatory and personal savings. Such a tax will Commission and imposing stricter safe also reduce unemployment by increas- ty controls. These controls should take mg national production. Specter also the form of increased training for plant calls for an end to wasteful federal spen- operators, more research into the effects ding and overregulation of small of radiation and stringent criminal and business. civil penalties for negligent plant UNEMPLOYMENT: Specter ad- operation, vocates a new tax policy that will en- ENVIRONMENT: Specter does not courage capital recovery in the private believe that environmental standards sector. This would be combined with a have to be sacrificed in order to expand reduction in the number of existing the use of coal. He advocates a one-year federal business regulations that stifle ' capital depreciation of pollution control productivity. He also supports greenlin- equipment to provide sufficient capital ing identifying depressed urban areas to fund the switch to coal-based fuel and targeting a federal jobs program to without creating pollution. Arlen Specter PI€TRO ELECTROLYSIS THE ONLY PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL. CALDER WAY San Francisco after the gold rush and the cleverest con that ever parted a fool from his money. The Playhouse October 30, 31; November 1, 4-8, 11-15 Curtain Time 8:00 PM Tickets: Students/Children/Senior Citizens $2.75, 3.00 General— $4.75. 5.50 Reservations: 814-865-1884 Presented by the Penn State University Resident Theatre Company Senate race extremely close Photo by Brian Gamerman FREE CONSULTATION ly Fox iy La.rry Gelbart re chest by M*A*S*H scriptwriter, wing with pure iaughs. Flaherty refuses to launch attack against Specter By LYNDA ROBINSON Daily Collegian Staff Writer Pete Flaherty, the Democratic can didate for the U.S. Senate, began this campaign with an enormous lead in the polls over his Republican opponent Arlen Specter. But'that lead has eroded over the long weeks preceding the election, and the race has become extremely close so close, in fact, that U.S. News and World Report is predicting a GOP victory for Specter. Flaherty’s most serious handicap throughout the campaign has been his reluctance to attack Specter on the issues. His entire campaign has been less ag gressive than Specter’s possibly because Flaherty has not been able to af ford extensive television commercials. Specter has outspent Flaherty by two to one so far this month. He has received approximately $1.5 million in campaign contributions compared to Flaherty’s $400,000. However, voters perceive Flaherty to be an honest, hardworking politician, and this image has made Flaherty a viable candidate despite his financial difficulties. Flaherty’s image was built during his years as mayor of Pittsburgh (1970 to 1977) when he cut government spending and balanced the city’s budget every year. He has a master’s degree in public ad ministration from the University of Pitt sburgh and served as deputy attorney general in 1977. Flaherty has an advantage in the elec tion in terms of voter registration registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 725,000 in the state. But this edge has made little difference in the past. For more than a decade, state voters have elected Democratic presidents and Republican senators. However, voters may be more recep tive to the idea of a Democratic senator because the Democratic majority in the Senate is in jeopardy for the first time in 25 years. The Senate is now composed of 59 Democrats and 41 Republicans, and the Republicans stand to win as many as five seats on Nov. 4. 238-2933 Flaherty has emphasized the threat of establishment of enterprise zones a Republican majority in the Senate severely depressed urbhn areas where throughout the campaign and has stress- businesses would be granted special tax ed the need for a Democratic senator breaks to build plants and hire from Pennsylvania to offset Republican unemployed residents. Revival of the gains'. private'sector to create jobs could be ac- Flaherty’s views on the issues are complished through policies encourag similar to those of Specter in many ing the modernization of industrial respects, resulting in an election based facilities and worker training, he says. more on personality than on substantial ABORTION: Flaherty advocates laws differences in ideology and approach. protecting the unborn and opposes However, Flaherty is more liberal federal funding of abortions except than Specter on the issue of nuclear where the life of the mother is power and more conservative than endangered Specter on abortion and environmental NUCLEAR ENERGY: Flaherty INFLATION: Flaherty favors a 5 per- believes the accident at Three Mile .. , Island demonstrates the dangers cent mcome tax cut as a way to offset the assodated with nuclear H e increase in Social Security taxes , ~ _ - . . scheduled for 1981. In conjunction with a favors the shutdown of Plants not tax cut, Flaherty favors accelerated meeting the new safety standards outlm depreciation of capital investments to ed m the Kemeny report and opposes the encourage industry to invest in new construction of any new nuclear power machinery. He also proposes regulatory Plants. and fair trade policies to boost coal and ENVIRONMENT: Flaherty supports steel production. greater flexibility of environmental UNEMPLOYMENT: Flaherty calls standards to expand the production and for at least as 6 billion federal jobs pro- use of coal. Industry should be allowed to gram to rebuild transportation systems write off costs of pollution equipment to and other public works facilities. 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