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P (> LITICS Pagt Wednesday • October 16,1! Clinton stresses universal social securit The following are responses of the major presidential candidates to the question: “Can the United States afford to maintain Social Security as a program that pays benefits universally, regardless of the recipient’s wealth?” generally, the higher your earnings, the higher your benefits. And the program should help to ensure that those earning lower wages and those unable to work because of some misfortune have an ade quate income in retirement.” Bill Clinton “Social Security has been a suc cess and it has maintained public support because it is a universal program of social insurance in which every American has a stake. We must maintain a Social Securi ty system that is universal and that is equitable and fair. Benefits should be related to earnings — Bob Dole “First, I am committed to pro tecting Social Security for today’s senior citizens — and for future generations. ... Beginning in 2012, payroll taxes will no longer cover all benefits, and, by 2029, the sur pluses in the trust fund will be ex hausted. But should we ‘means test’ Social Security — pay bene fits based on need rather than on contributions to the Social Secu rity system? It’s too early to settle on any specific proposals. Con gress needs to hold hearings — and perhaps set up a commission to study the options. Any fix, whether means testing or other proposals, must be considered in a total package of solutions.” ON THE ISSUES CAMPAIG Ross Perot “No. Since Social Security is running out of money, the wealthy should forgo their benefits so that the millions of needy Americans who rely on Social Security for their retirement can survive." !om Sometimes, { ) go unaddre; Corps of Ca nual, I he St a GOP focuses on California Dole attacks California. 1 SAN DIEGO (AP) — For Bob Dole, it is the $6 million ques tion: Is California the land of electoral treasure or a cleverly set Democratic trap? Dole must answer the ques tion by week’s end, after Wednesday’s fi nal debate with Pres ident Clinton, as he settles on a come- from-behind strate gy that even many Republicans doubt can succeed. But all signs from the Dole camp point to a full-scale battle for California and its 54 electoral votes, provided that polls after the debate do not show any significant movement in Clinton’s favor. The latest public poll put Clin ton’s lead at 10 points. Republi cans say their research found an eight-point Clinton edge as of Sunday night; Democratic polling put the gap at 14 points. If Dole runs all-out here, De mocrats “will spend them into oblivion here and they will never catch up anywhere,” said Carrick. “The issues cut in our favor in David Carney Dole campaign According to state and nation al Republican sources, the Cali fornia GOP is poised to spend $3 million on television ads criticiz ing Clinton for opposing a ballot initiative that would roll back state affirmative action programs. Supporters of the measure, known as the California Civil Rights Initiative, also plan to spend several million dol lars on TV before the Nov. 5 election, ■■■■■■■r “The issues cut in our favor in Cali fornia,” said David Carney, a 1992 Bush operative now working for Dole. “In 1992, we pulled out be fore we pulled in. It was a giant tactical mistake.” Dole aides said the focus on affirmative action and immigra tion would continue in post-de bate California campaigning, and likely would be the subject of Dole TV ads in the state if he fol lows through and runs hard here. Beyond that, the consensus is that Dole would need to cam paign in California for six or sev en of the 19 campaign days left after the debate, keeping him from other states where he needs to make up ground. “California doesn’t come cheap — either in TV money or candidate time,” said Dan Schnur, a former top aide to GOP Gov. Pete Wilson. “If they try to finesse it, it is not go ing to happen.” Democrats promise it won’t happen no matter what, and most believe Dole’s California talk is a debate-related bluff. “They have to spend a week in Califor nia and are just trying to get out of there alive," said White House political director Doug Sosnik. Even many Republicans smell a trap: Dole’s progress in the polls is almost entirely because of im proved support among Republi can men, and it came during a three-week period in which Clin ton aired few TV ads in the state. But with Dole trailing by 20 points in Illinois and New Jersey and by 15 points or more in Mis souri, Michigan and Ohio, some strategists suggest that California is as good a gamble as any. ethics issue il; SAN DIEGO (AP)-Onili of the final presidential del Bob Dole issued a scatigj dictment of "ethical fata President Clinton andhisn istration in a frontal atta character issues he hadtf on only gingerly in the past, Dole cited a pattern'd! truths, an atmosphere of re He rattled off a catalogueofi ethical lapses by the admii tion, beginning with the 19S3 hi White I louse Travel Officei a ns to the current dispute links to Asian businessiM their contributions toDemoti The speech, to a nonpai high-tech business group, as Dole campaign strati played a card thatDolek sisted in the past. Itwasa risk attempt to jarapresi race that has been frozen! polls for months. Dole asserted that his tion was not to questiond private character. "But thei difference between private actor and public ethics,” David Boldt fflior managemer Kl marketing maj< Texas Senate race holds back the big buck w -h WASHINGTON (AP) — The Texas Senate race is shaping up as a very inexpensive contest, as such things go. Although Texas is the nation’s second-largest state and is home to multiple media mar kets, the match between Repub lican incumbent Phil Gramm and Democratic rival Victor Morales is a far cry from break ing any spending records. Gramm’s latest campaign fi nance report, filed Tuesday, indi cates the 12-year incumbent has spent $4.6 million so far this year — a fraction of the $12.4 million he spent in his 1990 race. By contrast, Republican Michael Huffington spent just under $30 million in his unsuccessful 1994 Senate bid in California against De mocrat Dianne Feinstein, who her self spent $14.4 million. “Different races in different places at different times require different tactics and as a conse quence cost more or less depend ing on what you decide to do,” said Gramm campaign spokesman Larry Neal. In the case of Gramm, who spent a grueling year on the cam paign trail in an unsuccessful bid for the GOP presidential nomination, the decision was made to keep the Senate race brief. “We said the campaign would start on Labor Day and go full bore through Election Day, and that is exactly the way it’s working,” Neal said Tuesday. While Gramm has reported Gramm spending $4.6 million this year, the impact of much of that mon ey has yet to be felt. A substantial chunk is for radio and TV adver tising that has been purchased but has yet to air. Gramm already has been airing statewide spots — something his opponent has n’t had the money to do. Morales, who has run an unconvention al shoestring campaign, has spent just un der $305,000 for the nine- month period that ended Sept. 30, according to his Federal Elec tion Commission filing. Gramm has raised $2.3 million this year for his Senate race, $1.1 million in the last three months. Morales has raised $632,01 nexecutive ore ibis year, $424,000int®esidentClinto three months. While saying Morales e to protect the Morales paign isn't about spokesman Greg Weinti scribed Gramm’s recenil raising as "anemic." “The question is much do we have versus has,” Weiner said. “The question is dost! enough to i ntroduceVicl people who have not mei' And we feel confidentwti Morales, who has lags® hind Gramm as muchasli centage points in a recent} opinion survey, will haveet money to buy statewide at ing, Weiner said. Going into the I Gramm had $1.3 m on hand to Morales’ EEC filings show. 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