Primary Cards - Series II

 
Alan Keyes
Born: 1950
Filing from: Maryland
 
For:     School prayer, school choice, national sales tax, amendment outlawing
abortion
 
Against:     Gun control, abortion, income tax, gay rights, sex education, assisted suicide
 
Republican: 2nd NH Primary in 2000. Won 5,572 votes in 1996. U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Economic & Social Council; Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizational Affairs; Radio talk show host, orator.
"The right to life is not a state-endowed right, it's a God-given right."
 
 
 
 
 
Robert J. Kerrey
Born: 1943
Filed from: Nebraska
 
For:     Campaign finance and health care reform, Medicare "means testing"
 
Against:     Unlimited "soft" campaign money, power of special interest groups
 
Democrat: Campaigned but did not file for 2000 NH Primary. Won 18,854 votes in 1992. U.S. Senator, NE; Governor of Nebraska; Congressional Medal of Honor; Vietnam veteran.
"Citizens are becoming jaded about the power of special interest groups."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morris K. Udall
Born: 1922
Filed from: Arizona
 
For:     Wilderness protection, privatizing Postal Service
 
Against:     Urban sprawl, unregulated strip mining, House seniority
 
Democrat: Won 18,710 votes in 1976 NH Primary. U.S. Congressman, AZ; Attorney; Banker; WWII veteran.
"The way to slow down inflation is to turn it over to the Post Office."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Neil Tillotson
Born: 1898
Filed from: "Anywhere north of the notches"
 
On election eve, 100% of Dixville's eligible voters gather in the Balsams Ballot Room (shown here). The polls open at midnight, they vote, and minutes later the polls close, with results simultaneously broadcast worldwide.
 
Republican: Moderator of Dixville, NH since its incorporation in 1960. Internationally renowned inventor & businessman; Owner of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel.
Tillotson, as Moderator, has cast the first vote in the nation in every primary and general election for President since 1960.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tanya
Born: 1984
Keepers: Benson's Animal Farm and Al Jones
 
Appearances: Regular attendee of NH Republican Party functions, cover of Newsweek, Dave Letterman Show, commercials for Saks 5th Avenue, AT&T, Smirnoff.
An orphan, one of the last African elephants imported to the U.S., Tanya is the icon of the NH Republican party. Affectionate, Tanya paints, responds to 60 voice commands, loves young voters, and once presented President Bush with a flag.
"An elephant never forgets to vote for the GOP."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arlen Specter
Born: 1930
Residence: Pennsylvania
 
For:     Tough crime penalties, 20% flat tax, free trade, civil rights
 
Against:     Federal health care takeover, "religious right," term limits
 
Republican: Explored run in 1996 NH Primary, but withdrew. U.S. Senator, PA; Philadelphia District Attorney; Law professor; Attorney for Warren Commission.
"It's time to get government out of our pocketbooks and out of our bedrooms."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert C. Smith
Born: 1941
Resident: New Hampshire
 
For:    Pro life, pro NRA, strong military, "space force," POW/MIA issues
 
Against:    United Nations, marriage penalty, inheritance & income taxes, gun locks, gay rights, Department of Education
 
Independent: Left the Republican Party 7/99. Campaigned for 2000 NH Primary, could not file as Independent. U.S. Senator, NH; U.S. Congressman, NH; Teacher; Vietnam veteran.
"The roadside is littered with the remains of those who have underestimated Bob Smith."
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Simon
Born: 1928
Filed from: Illinois
 
For:     Federal aid to education, balanced budget amendment
 
Against:     MX missile, means testing for student loans
 
Democrat: Won 21,094 votes in 1988 NH Primary. U.S. Senator, IL; U.S. Congressman, IL; Lt. Governor of Illinois; Author, Publisher.
"I am not a neo-anything. I am a Democrat."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Safron
Born: 1908
Filed from: Michigan
 
For:     Affirmative action, family farms, $200 billion works program
 
Against:     Homosexuality, pornography, capital punishment
 
Democrat: Won 42 votes in 1996 NH Primary. Trial lawyer; United Methodist minister; County Commissioner; Candidate for Governor, MI.
"Walking the streets with my wife not one person asked my age."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robie's Country Store
Owner: Lloyd Robie (shown here)
From: Hooksett, New Hampshire
 
This store remained in the family for 110 years after George Robie bought it in 1887. It was an obligatory stop for presidential candidates from 1952-1996. In 1975 Lloyd Robie was playing checkers on the cracker barrel when a stranger interrupted and added to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary's political folklore by saying,
"I'm Jimmy Carter, running for president." Robie responded, "Jimmy who?"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pete Wilson
Born: 1933
Residence: California
 
For:    Tough on crime and criminals, Head Start, pro-choice, ERA, gun control
 
Against:     Illegal immigration, special preference quotas, affirmative action, Dept. of Education
 
Republican: Campaigned but did not file for 1996 NH Primary. Governor of California; U.S. Senator, CA; Mayor of San Diego; Attorney.
"If you don't want government intrusion in your business, how in the world can you accept government intrusion in your bedroom?"
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul D. Wellstone
Born: 1944
Resident: Minnesota
 
For:    Universal health care, strengthen public education, improve child care and access to higher education
 
Against:     Big money in politics, trade treaties leading to U.S. job losses
 
Democrat: Campaigned but did not file for 2000 NH Primary. U.S. Senator, MN; College professor; Author; Self-proclaimed liberal.
"I am an idealist, but sometimes the dreamers are the only realists."