good news Bamba Habib I may just do an absentee ballot voting this week before I change my mind By the way if you walk into the elections office from now until noon on Saturday you can do an absentee vote . Do not consider using the mail it may be too late . It closes tomorrow Bamba Laye Jallow wrote: > FYI > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:26:54 -0800 > > Subject: Third Party Candidates & Polls > > To: "Nightline Mailing List" <[log in to unmask]> > > From: Nightline <[log in to unmask]> > > Message-Id: > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > I've already done my part for this election season. I voted last > Saturday. > > Since we expect things to be pretty crazy on election day, we've been > > encouraging everyone at "Nightline" to vote absentee. That way they're > sure > > to be able to vote. I know of one journalist who made the point that > > journalists shouldn't vote at all. This person felt that just the act of > > voting would jeopardize their objectivity, and make it more difficult for > > > them to cover the election impartially. An interesting thought, but I > > disagree. And I digress. > > > > I'm sure it will come as no surprise that we're going to be focusing on > > politics tonight. We've been devoting Monday nights to politics for some > > time now anyway, but with the election just one week away, this seems > like > > an obvious call. I expect that we will, in some way, be covering the > > election each night this week. Unless, of course, there is breaking news > of > > some sort. Those of you who can't stand to hear another word about > politics > > are probably hoping for that breaking news. > > > > Tonight we'll be trying to cover a number of bases. We'll hear from > ABCNEWS > > correspondents Terry Moran, with the Gore campaign, and Dean Reynolds > > covering Bush. And we'll be interviewing a man most of you never see, > > although you see his work on a regular basis: Gary Langer, the director > of > > polling for ABCNEWS. He's going to try to help us make sense of the polls > > > this year, many of which have been swinging wildly. I don't remember an > > election where the polls have been so different from each other, and > we're > > hoping Gary can help explain why. We know a lot of voters don't like > polls, > > they think that we, the media, focus on them too much, and that the > > candidates can let the polls dictate their actions and programs. We > always > > wonder if people out there are being a little dishonest with the > pollsters, > > just to make things more interesting. > > > > Tomorrow night, Ted Koppel will anchor a town meeting from Minneapolis > with > > Jesse Ventura and Ralph Nader. When this was first planned, the focus was > > > intended to be a look at third-party candidates in general. But with the > > increased focus on Nader by the Gore campaign, and their fear that he is > > siphoning off votes that might otherwise go to their candidate, it seems > > like a perfect time to hear from him. Tonight, we're going to have three > > other third-party candidates on the broadcast. I'm going to be a little > > coy, or obnoxious, depending on your point of view, and not tell you who > > those three are. I wonder how many of you will be able to identify them. > I > > know that I had trouble naming them. > > > > Gary Langer, the polling director I mentioned above, just called to say > > that today's ABCNEWS poll shows a dead heat between Gore and Bush. Things > > > are probably going to get pretty heated in the next few days as both > > candidates try to break out. > > > > Oct. 30, 2000 > > > > Leroy Sievers > > Executive Producer > > "Nightline" Office > > Washington, D.C. > > > > --- > > Submit questions for tomorrow's "Nightline" town meeting on our Web site > > at: > > http://abcnews.go.com/onair/Nightline/nl001031_town_meeting_mailform.html > > > > --- > > > > Chat with "Nightline" guests and find articles, transcripts and video > > excerpts on our Web site at: > > http://abcnews.go.com/onair/nightline/NightlineIndex.html > > > > You can unsubscribe to the Nightline e-mail at: > > http://abcnews.go.com/onair/dailynews/nightlineunsubscribe.html > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to nightlinemail-l as: > [log in to unmask] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [log in to unmask] > > > > Abdoulie A. Jallow > Toll-free number: 1-888-392-4832(Excite2) > Personal extension for v/mail/fax: 291-368-1519 > > _______________________________________________________ > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------