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FIGHTIBT' TEXAS Politics Patjf Thursday • October]] Perot aims to ban PAC campaign fund (AP) — The following are the responses of the major presiden tial candidates to the question: “What should be the main ele ments of campaign finance re form and how would you break the logjam that has thwarted it in the last three Congresses?” Bill Clinton "Our goal is to take the reins of our democracy away from big special interests, from big mon ey, and to put them back into the hands of ordinary Americans where they belong. Our bottom- line test should be: Will our ef forts make our government more representative, not less representative?” Bob Dole “If elected, I will work with leaders of both parties in the Congress to form a bipartisan commission. ... By taking this is sue out of day-to-day politics, the logjam that has stopped such reform in the past will be avoided. ... First, we simply cannot allow the political influence of any American to be outweighed by foreign money. If you’re not eligi ble to vote, you shouldn’t be per mitted to make a contribution. Second, donations from cor porations or labor unions to fed eral candidates or parties to in fluence federal elections should be prohibited; soft money must be eliminated. Third, no Ameri can should be compelled against his will to give up a portion of his weekly paycheck to finance an organization’s political agen da. ... And fourth, the influence of political action committees must be curtailed.” ON THE ISSUES Ross Perot “1. Banning FACs from con tributing any money. 2. Requiring candidates for the House of Repre sentatives to raise all their cam paign funds from voters within the district they want to represent. 3. Requiring candidates for the Sen ate to raise all their campaign funds from voters within their state. 4. Shorten ... campaign sea sons. 5. Requiring all candidates to CAMPAIl c k. ■alloween i people kni .looking at Lse of us w Jin such sun- ■g devices kn ■rOuija boar Columnist nt Ft return or donate unsp paign funds. Today, surf are sometimes used for expenses. ... 6. Giving tl Election Commission more to enforce the law.... “This can only be ac plished if the American p cam und sona dera op vote for men and women who an committed to enacting tktsi porta nt reform measures. ilason Jackson Control of the House depends on South tor marketing maj JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 32, Chip Pickering of Mississippi seems headed for Congress next year, a young, conservative Re publican son of the South all but certain to take the place of a vet eran Democrat who is retiring. Democrats hope Pickering is the exception on Election Night. Republicans hope he’s the rule. Either way, the struggle be tween the parties for control of the House could easily hinge on seats such as the one Pickering is after. There are 19 of them across the South, races where Democ rats are departing Congress and where Republicans hope for gains they’ll need to offset the losses their freshman class is like ly to suffer elsewhere in the country. Merle Black, profes sor at Emory Universi- seats without benefit of an incum bent in Alabama, Arkansas, Geor gia and Louisiana. Unlike the House, though, there is no obvious large group of endangered Republicans — such as the House freshmen — where Democrats can count on making gains of their own. The political outlook in House races is influenced by lo cal voter “The fact is that we have real troubles in two seats only down there, maybe two or three." the Rob Engel Political director, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ty and student of Southern poli tics, says Democrats are doing better than expected in these races, in large measure because many of their candidates are conservatives. “If the conservative candi dates can still get the minority vote out and they can split that moderate to conservative white vote, then they are in good posi tion to suffocate the Republi cans,” he said. At present, said Black, “there are only a small number of seats where it seems clear the Repub licans are going to pick up’’ ground from the Democrats. Democrats need a gain of 18 seats to recapture control of the House. And with five days of campaigning remaining, offi cials in both parties agree there’s an unusual number of close races. The situation in Senate races is similar in one respect, with De mocrats forced to defend Southern groups, candidates and their fi nancing and other issues. In Virginia, for example, Democrats are favored to hold onto a seat with Virgil Goode, a con servative state senator and foe of gun control. Democrats are relatively senate Ma- ott, Picker- to run for comfortable about their chances for holding two Florida districts, but they face a stiffly competi tive struggle for the seat being vacated by veteran Rep. Sam Gibbons in the Tampa area. Two Democratic retirements in Alabama have set up Fierce races. Arkansas provides two more. In North Carolina, Democrat Mike McIntyre, more conserva tive than his Republican rival, is running narrowly ahead in pri vate polls. Republicans seem certain to take away one Texas seat, proba bly one other and perhaps one or two more. They’re favored to claim a seat in Oklahoma, as well. Democratic competitiveness this year contrasts with the 1994 elections, when Republicans picked up more than 20 Democ ratic House seats en route to fashioning their first majority in 40 years. Their new base was reflected in the leadership — Speaker Newt Gingrich, Majority Leader Dick Armey and Whip Tom De- Lay all represent Southern con stituencies. And within a year of the 1994 election, Five Southern Democratic House members switched parties, underscoring their belief that the GOP was the party of the future. “People have come to realize that the days of the Southern conservative Democrats, and I say unfortunately, have come to an end, where they can rise to positions of leadership" in their own party, Pickering said in an interview. A former aide to jority Leader Trent 1 ing returned home Congress when veteran Democ ratic Rep. G.V. “Sonny” Mont gomery announced plans to re tire after 15 terms and a career that often left him at odds with the Democratic caucus. He’s already got his eye on seats on the National Security, Com merce and Agriculture committees. His opponent, John Arthur Eaves Jr., stresses his conserva tive credentials, as well. He’s op posed to abortions “without ex ception” and gun control, favors prayer in school and supports a “strong military.” But there’s little doubt about the likely winner in this race. Pickering received only $5,000 from the GOP congres sional campaign committee, far less than most others GOP chal lengers, because the party fig ures he didn’t need any more. Eaves hasn’t received any money from his party because they reckoned his prospects didn’t warrant it. Outside this district, though, the political picture becomes cloudier quickly. “The fact is that we have real troubles in two seats only down there, maybe two or three,” says Rob Engel, political director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Hometown endorses ( instead ' Dig 111 not be a: feting orgy tl spin’t it great Ike an in-dep he import an sin this holi< DALLAS (AP) — Theimi: t SO me peopl \ ictor Morales hometom the influence Wednesday criticized his if: iweeili thinkii as a former Crandall dr . j r e demonic it man and endorsed hisoppt: sright, Halkr can U.S.SeaPMGa i pagans and \\ hile Morales washt. eputon the t the wheel of the pickup! ;demon and that has become a symboli: fafewteleva upstart campaign, Gnwj mes surface e fice gathered Crandall)li lecrusadeof: lrn\ I led rich with molt! jrity, PTAmei half-dozen North Texasu: orator or otlu in a joint endorsement, -convinced tl I verybody m Texas hash ;ntkids from I \ ictor Morales say, ‘1 dontia ]e y t urn {)U ( ^ as a Senate candidate,"Hei .concerned, said. I ve heard him say th iey are worn ( randalldtycoundlnian.’ imgupinco! n Mr. Morales can’tpore likely to what's good for 2,000peopl least look iq the city of Crandall, how'sit e people ign< ing to know the wants! ween’s Celth needs of 18 million Texans!' ns haq p eo . The Democrat's spots r essed in dis said he wasn’t concerned< no avoid the mayors’ endorse®* heution by Gramm. - pirits. “1 was not shocked^ itlet’snot tlrere were a few Rep#- 1 jse the issue out there," Steve HallsiWacts: Right know, it’s no differenttikids are Aggies for Morales. It’s® aringtowrea those things that camp# ron the that’s sort of inside garatf trybydis- ng them- s as giant ds, small mut ing. 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