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SIXTEEN/The Press!Friday, ~february ll, 1988 POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES By A. A. MURPRY Staff Writer The fact that students vote in relatively small numbers is a fact only too well k11own among our nations politi- cians. That is. why politicians rarely pursue the stadent vote with any vigor. Any ex- amination into why students don't vote will uncover the fact that \students generally speaking, are unaware or un- caring. Let's face it. Here at Cortland, the only way to keep up on issues is to do it yourself. This can be d<Jne by watching the news or buying a paper. To the average stu- dent, this can be a bassle. The exception, of C()urse, is the ease of picking up- The Press on Friday. So The Press is starting a column, written by me, called \Political Perspectives.\ With the presidential primaries and caucuses about to begin, an appropriate topic to start with is our wide range of presidential can- didates in 1988. There are thirteen democratic and republican candidates this election year. The first testing ground for these hopefuls was the Iowa caucus on Feb. 8. It was there that candidates eitber gathered momentum or realized the inevitable, and withdrew. The next big test is the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 16. And perhaps the most crucial day of orimarv season is March 8, or·' 'Supe'r Tuesday\ a day where twen- ty states hold primaries or caucuses. That is a brief look at the primary schedule. Before examining . the can- didates, it is important to know some of the big issues being. discussed. One issue that is important to Americans and the World is a balanced badget. On Oc- tober 19, . 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508 points or 22.6 percent. This meant that the 30 largest companies in tile US had ex- perienced significant losses in value of their stock. So another issue is the nations economy, an issue closely related to the budget. along with these two is the issue of taxation. Other key issues are the INF accord, the treaty we signed with the Soviet Union for elimination of in- termediate range nuclear missiles. Housing is a · key issue, along with the homeless, and foreign policy in general. With the issues in mind we will examine our presidential hopefuls and see which can- didate has the best chance at winning. Of the seven democrats, Senator Paul Simon from Il- linois, would be the best chance the democrats could make for the nomination. He is a liberal democrat and has his strongest following in the working class and with the poor. More()ver, Simon stands tall on the issues of a balanced budget. Perhaps a close second to Simon is governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts. Dukakis is more mod~rate than Simon and takes his strongest stand on doing something about the economy. Look for him to win the New Hampshire . primary. The Reverend Jesse Jackson ran in '84 and is back in '88. Readers may remember him fr()m his \Rainbow Coalition\ in '84 and his appeal to a wide range of voters. He is in- terested in a stable economy and a stable foreign policy. It's too bad many people don't understand Rev. Jackson because his stance on many issues is compatible with 'the American V()ter. The former Senat()r from Colorado, Gary Hart, got nation-wide publicity for his affair with Donna Rice. It was publicity that he didn't need and he dropped out of the race. Hart also ran in '84 and now he is back again in '88. Because of tbe Rice af- fair, Hart's character is in question. Besides his surge in the polls wh~n he· re·entered the race, he has been sliding. Look for him to drop out during the democrat conven- tion. Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee is a liberal, southern democrat who is only 39 years old. His a~e can only be a plus for him. He is strong on arms control. Look for him in the future, he'll be back. Rep. Richard Gephardt and the former governor of Arizona, Bruce Babbit are the remaining democrat can- didates. Although they are both legitimate politicians, a presidential run in 1988 was aimed at boosting their na- tional image. It's tough to say who will win the nomination in the democratic convention. The two candidates with nation- wide appeal will not take the nomination. Look for Sen. Simon to edge out governor Dukakis. And a likely vice- presidential running mate for Simon, who is a northern democrat, is Sen. Gore, a southern democrat. There are six republican candidates, but only two of them have nation-wide recognition that could propel them to the presidency. Vice-President George Bush seems like the likely nominee for the nomination. But, it won't go that way. Bush has failed to take a strong stand for the past seven years. His recent forcefulness is a little too late. Many Americans doubt his ability to lead this coun- try. He won't be president in '88. The man who can win the republ.ican nomination is Senator Robert Dole of Kan· sas. He is a conservative who supports the Strategic T.M.B.~ Defense Initiative (SDI) and solving the problems of our economy. Look for llim to win the nomination. The other four candidates are less known than Bush and Dole and it is unlikely they willwin the nomir:tation. Rep. Jack Kemp from Buffalo is a conservative force in the republican party. The Rev. Pat R'Obertson is the representative of tile New · Right. He preaches America is God's country. He has a little following but R()t close to enough to win the nomina- tion. General Ale\ander Haig is also a conservative who has an outside chance of being 0()le's running mate. The last candidate is Pete DuPont, tile former !OVer- nor of Delaware, who, with his wild ideas, has no chance of winning. So in closing, look for a race between Bob Q()le and Paul Simon. This is a situa- tion that will favor Dole. First of all Dole is better known and secondly, the situation will favor Dole because of h\s former posi- tion as majority leader of the Senate. There is only one thing that will keep Dole from winning in '88. lf, dur- ing the democratic conven- tion, G()v. Mario Cuomo is nominated, look f()r him to accept. Then it would be a close race between Dole and Cuomo. The time of telling is clo~e at hand so keep your eyes ope11 for Iowa a11d New Hampshire. variety is the spice of life ... CORTLAND COLLEGE GOSPEL CHOIR ... ~ Move on up a fi·ttle higher Great Music!! Great Experience!! Great People!! 1 hour credit - Black Studies REHEARSALS Tuesdays ~· Th u_rsdays ~ 6:30 - 8:00 PM Dowd fine Arts Everyone is welcome - JYo expf!rience n~eded Great opportu.nity to direc:t and play the piano · ~ '1 . ... ' \ ... · ... ' sometimes. T .L~J. 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