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  So that we all go to the *PRIMARY* and general elections armed
  with the facts, here's *MY* understanding of the positions of
  some of the candidates:

  For governor:

    Judd Gregg (R) --------- Known opponent of choice
    Bill Bartlett (R) ------ Proponent?

    Joe Grandmaison (D) ---- Proponent
    Robert Preston (D) ----- Known opponent of choice


  For US Senate:

    Robert Smith (R) ------- Known opponent of choice
    Tom Christo (R) -------- Proponent

    Jim Donchess (D) ------- Proponent
    Durkin (D) ------------- Has changed mind -- now "proponent"
    Rauh (D) --------------- Proponent


  For various districts of the State Senate:

    Gordon Humphrey (R) ---- Known opponent

    Tom Magee (R) ---------- Known proponent

    Mary Nelson (D) -------- Known opponent

    Jack Chandler (R) ------ Known opponent


  Please feel free to add or correct as required.


                                   Atlant

    Just great... another person who will vote on the subject of choice
    only... what about the other issues? Or do they even count?
    
    Just like here in Mass. Murphy is one of the biggest village idiots
    ever to hold office here in Mass.. But she is pro-choice so that makes
    here the *BEST* person for Guv... WHat the HELL has she done while
    being Lt. Guv.. NOTHING SQUAT!! Now look at the state and its 
    finacial mess.. and the Mass voters want the same crap to continue?
    
    REK
    
    The voters better start looking at all the issues and not just the 
    choice issue.....

  The first Saturday of every month, the local right-to-life folks
  demonstrate at the monument at the top of Library Hill in Nashua.
  (These are the *exact* same folks who just protested the Nashua
  School Board's program of AIDS education for 7th graders.  I leave
  you to draw your own conclusions.)

  Saturday, June 2nd is the first Saturday, and I'd dearly love to
  drive by and see some sort of counter-demonstration, or to be
  invited to participate in a counter-demonstration.  (I don't
  believe I'm well-enough connected to set anything up by myself.)

                                   Atlant

REK:

> Just great... another person who will vote on the subject of choice
> only... what about the other issues? Or do they even count?
    
  Go back and read my reply again.  I never offered any such advice.
  But you can be *DAMNED* sure I'll consider CHOICE and all of the
  related "status of women" issues as I make my decisions.

                                   Atlant

Mark:

  I have no interest in starting a war (not that I culd "start" this
  one -- I think it has already been "declared").  But I do have an
  interest in seeing that the facts are widely disseminated.  By
  "FACT", I mean a candidate's self-stated position, either by
  words or by deed (voting record).

                                   Atlant

    REK, since most politicians (oh heck, all of 'em) have the 
    consistency of New England soil from one issue to the next,
    you generally have to choose which issue means the most to
    you and vote that issue. For most folks here, that issue
    is reproductive rights.
    
    Me, I'd like to find a candidate who supports individual rights
    'across the board' but I'm not holding my breath.

    Sorry, I should have worded that differently.. I meant was a person who
    would/will only vote on the choice issue...
    
    REK 

e:  .5

Sorry, that was my fault.  I deleted my own note asking Atlant if he
wanted to get into yet another war since political discussions seem to
be the most heated discussions.

I am grateful that you have takenthe trouble to point out both sets
of politicians, rather than "those who oppose" (like my prose?).

In a way, it provides balance for those who disagree with .0 and can
let this note continue on its stated biased objective.  (By the way,
having a bias is not bad - in fact, it is better than having no ground
on which to stand.)

As for me, I live in NH and you can read my voting record in the national 
elections in another note.  That is my bias, and that is my *choice*.

Friendly smiles.

Have at it Atlant!

Mark Metcalfe

P.S.  If I decide to make this the only issue, your notes will come in 
very handy!  Thanks.

More friendly smiles!  :-)

    Is there a cogent reason why these shouldn't be moved to the "Action"
    string?  We'll do that tomorrow if not.

                           (Replied to in 162.n)

  Today is the last day to change your declared party affiliation
  in time for the upcoming primary elections.  If you change to
  "INDEPENDENT", you'll be able to select on the day of the primary
  election which party's primary you'ld like to vote in.

  While this may seem like a sleezy tactic, it's well-demonstrated that
  many of the folks who routinely cast ballots in the Democratic primary
  would never consider casting vote for the Democrats in the general
  election.  Up to this year, I have no idea if anyone did this in the
  opposite direction, but the Christo-versus-Smith race for the Republican
  Senate nomination seems to be motivating some in that direction.

                                   Atlant

  WEVO (NH Public Radio, FM 89.1) did an interview this morning with
  one of the candidates running for the District 17 seat in the NH
  State Senate.  The interview will probably be re-broadcast this
  afternoon on the "NH Daily" show between 5:00 and 5:30 pm.  I
  think District 17 is in the area of the Seacoast, but if you're
  in it, you probably know.

  Ms. Parker (?) sounded like the only declared Democratic candidate
  for the seat, and is strongly in favor of reproductive rights.

  It sounded like the Republican side has two contenders:

    o Mr. ??? Sherburn -- in favor of reproductive rights
    o Gordon Humphrey --- Opposed to nearly every aspect of repro-
                          ductive rights and damned proud of it.


                                   Atlant

  Bill Johnson is leaving the District 17 seat in the NH State Senate
  in order to run for the U.S. Congress.  District 17 is in the area
  east of Concord.

  Barbara Parker (of Epsom) appears to be the only declared Democratic
  candidate for the seat, and is strongly in favor of reproductive rights.

  The Republican side has two contenders:

    o Jack Sherburne (of Deerfield) ----- in favor of reproductive rights
    o Gordon Humphrey (of Chichester) --- Opposed to nearly every aspect
                                          of reproductive rights and
                                          damned proud of it.

                                   Atlant

  Meanwhile, on the coast, Frank Torr (of Dover), the Republican in-
  cumbent for the District ?? NH State Senate seat,  will be challanged
  by Jeanne Shaheen (of Madbury).  Both are proponents of reproductive
  rights.

                                   Atlant