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TV Poll Shows Huckabee Leading Story by The Associated Press Posted 11/1/02 9:48:35 AM A poll done for a Little Rock television station has Governor Huckabee leading his Democratic challenger. The poll shows Huckabee with 49 percent of voters and Jimmie Lou Fisher with 43 percent. Eight percent were undecided. The poll of 500 randomly selected likely voters had a margin of error of plus or minus four-point-five percentage points. Huckabee, a Republican who is seeking his second full term as governor, appeared to have greater name recognition, 96 percent to 79 percent for Fisher. Fisher fared best among those...

Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee alleged Friday that ex-President Bill Clinton is running the campaign of his Democratic opponent, Jimmie Lou Fisher, who has made a 1984 rape case the central focus of her bid to replace Huckabee as the state's chief executive. "Actually, I'm running against Bill Clinton," Huckabee told radio host Don Imus. "He's got his strings on top of my opponent Jimmie Lou Fisher." The Fisher campaign has blanketed the airwaves with commercials featuring the account of 35-year-old Ashley Stevens, the daughter of Clinton cousin and campaign contributor Walter Stevens, who complains in the ad that Huckabee...

Fisher rebukes Rendell, accusing him of 'whining' By Tom Infield Inquirer Staff Writer Grabbing what might have been his big last chance to come from behind in the governor's race, Republican Mike Fisher attacked Democrat Ed Rendell in their final televised debate last night as a "whiner" who is overly sensitive about his record as former mayor of Philadelphia. Fisher, accused by Rendell of running the most negative campaign in Pennsylvania political history, appeared to boil with frustration at what he later called Rendell's inability to "take the heat" of a hard-fought election. "You're the one who is running the...

The MIKE FISHER FOR GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN seeks volunteers to assist at polling locations in Northeast Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia on ELECTION DAY, Tuesday, November 5th. Responsibilities will vary depending upon the registration status of the volunteer (registered to vote versus not registered to vote). The Campaign seeks RELIABLE PERSONS OF INTEGRITY. Party affiliation is of no consequence. A FULL DAY'S COMMITMENT is required. (Polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM). Those assisting for the day will RECEIVE $100 PLUS LUNCH AND SNACKS. Volunteers must attend a TWO-HOUR BRIEFING to be given late Saturday morning, November...

<p>In campaign stops around the state, the leading candidates for governor, Democrat Ed Rendell and Republican Mike Fisher, have been touting their plans to stimulate Pennsylvania's economy.</p> <p>And whichever man wins Nov. 5, the state will have for the next four years a governor who is determined to cut at least some business taxes, create a well-trained work force, boost agriculture and tourism, encourage the development of high-tech industries, and ensure that Pennsylvania's smaller cities and towns aren't left out of the next economic boom.</p>

Governor's Race Poll Shows Dead Heat By Elizabeth Caldwell Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas governor's race is a statistical tie with only two points separating the candidates, a new independent poll shows. Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee leads Democratic challenger Jimmie Lou Fisher 46 percent to 44 percent in a third and final poll commissioned by the Arkansas News Bureau before the Nov. 5 election. "They're in a dead heat," said Ernie Oakleaf of Opinion Research Associates of Little Rock, which conducted the three polls. "It had remained fairly stable for months before that." Oakleaf said the last...

Despite showing a ten percentage point deficit in a recent poll, former President Bill Clinton says fellow Democrat Jimmie Lou Fisher can beat Republican Governor Mike Huckabee in the November 5 election. Clinton appeared Sunday at fund-raisers for Fisher and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Ron Sheffield. He said Democrats are energized, but will have to continue working hard to take back the governor's office. Clinton says Fisher still has to make herself known to Arkansas voters. Fisher is state treasurer, but usually ran without opposition so voters are less familiar with her.

 THERE'S GOOD News and Bad News for Ed Rendell: In the polls, he's covering Mike Fisher like syrup over pancakes.The Good News is that the Rendell steamroller dries up Fisher's donors. Who wants to throw bad money after good?The Bad News is that when Rendell racks up Saddam Hussein-type numbers, voters are less likely to vote. "Why bother?" they think. "It's in the bag."Four years ago, when incumbent Republican Tom Ridge swamped sacrificial lamb Ivan Itkin, only 33 percent of eligible Pennsylvania voters bothered to get their keisters to the polls.You start with an apathetic voter base, stir in complacency...

October 17, 2002 -- Rendell Is Pulling Away In Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Democrat gets some GOP support Democrat Ed Rendell has opened a commanding 56 - 36 percent lead over Republican State Attorney General Mike Fisher in their race for Pennsylvania governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. The survey of likely voters includes voters who are leaning towards a candidate. In a September 18 poll by the independent Quinnipiac University, Rendell led Fisher 51 - 44 percent. Rendell leads 81 - 14 percent among Democratic likely voters, 60 - 31 percent among independent voters...

FISHER SIGNS TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE Monday, October 14, 2002 HARRISBURG -- Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Fisher today signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, sponsored by Americans For Tax Reform (ATR) at the Kingston Municipal Building. "Throughout this gubernatorial campaign I have committed myself to cutting taxes to spur economic growth. State government has a responsibility to "live within its means." When tough times hit, those in state government must spend smarter, and find the solutions to tough problems without balancing the budget on the taxpayers back," Fisher said. Grover Norquist, a leading issues strategist in Washington, D.C, created...

Democrat Leads in Pa. Gov. Race The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Edward G. Rendell has an 18-point lead over Republican Mike Fisher among likely voters in next month's election, according to a poll released Monday. Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia, was the choice of 49 percent of the 565 registered voters surveyed by West Chester University on behalf of WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. Fisher, the state attorney general, was favored by 31 percent, with 20 percent of voters undecided, the poll said. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points....

Announced on KDKA radio (Pittsburgh) during the 6AM newscast... FISHER 61% - RENDELL 39% Believe it or don't. If you want to see the poll or vote go here...KDKA PA POLL and scroll down the page until you see the link - rather small - near the bottom center.

Poll Predicts Governor's Race Results Oct 8, 2002 5:04 pm US/Eastern (KDKA)-(Pittsburgh)-Pennsylvania voters have just about a month until they'll head behind the curtain to cast their ballot in the governor's race; see how the candidates fare with four weeks to go. Last week's survey saw Democrat Ed Rendell surge to a 23-point lead over his opponent, Republican Mike Fisher, in the state's gubernatorial race. Now, the latest KDKA-TV News Poll (conducted October 5th-7th by SurveyUSA) shows the little change over last week's results. While Rendell lost one point and Fisher gained one point since our October 1st poll, today's...

<p>New Jersey Democrats could help Pennsylvania Republicans win the race for governor. If Democrats in New Jersey can replace their damaged candidate with a stronger one just weeks before the election, the GOP should do the same here.</p> <p>Plan B is for state Attorney General Mike Fisher, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, to listen to the voters instead of his handlers. Anything is possible in politics.</p>

HARRISBURG — For Pennsylvanians who want to vote in the November election but have not registered, today is the deadline to register. Registration forms must be filed at county courthouses or mailed — and postmarked — by today. "You're taking your chances if you wait until the last minute," said Richard Filling, commissioner of the state Bureau of Elections and Legislation. Voters can obtain registration forms at courthouses and some post offices and other public places. A blank form can also be downloaded from the Department of State's Web site, Filling said. On Nov. 5, voters will elect a new...

AND NOW for another Holly Kinser episode. The statuesque blonde lobbyist known for attracting the spotlight because of her friendship with Democrat Ed Rendell and her divorce from state House Democratic Leader Bill DeWeese had a little encounter of the Republican kind. It was last week in a Harrisburg hotel, then in a nightclub. It was over the governor's race. And it wasn't pretty. "It was about as confrontational a conversation as I've seen in this town in 10 years," said a witness to the nightclub scene. There were two parts to the evening. Kinser, a lobbyist for Wojdak &...

<p>HARRISBURG — Democrat Ed Rendell holds a 15-point lead over Republican Mike Fisher in the Pennsylvania governor's race, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review poll released Tuesday.</p> <p>The statewide poll of registered voters shows Rendell, 58, the former Philadelphia mayor, holding a 45 to 30 percent lead over Fisher, 57, the state attorney general from Upper St. Clair, with a little more than a month remaining before the election.</p>

Governor's Poll: Margin Widening   KDKA-TV Related Stories Poll Predicts Outcome of PA Governor's Race Related Links Fisher Campaign Rendell Campaign  Email This Story Print This Story Oct 1, 2002 6:10 pm US/Eastern(KDKA)-(Pittsburgh)-Though the election is still five weeks away, our latest poll shows one candidate has surged ahead in the state's gubernatorial race. In last month's survey, Democrat Ed Rendell had a double-digit lead over Republican Mike Fisher in last month's survey. Now, according to the latest KDKA-TV News Poll (conducted September 28th-30th by SurveyUSA) the margin separating the two candidates is widening. Since September 10th, the poll reveals that...

In 1998, then-Mayor Ed Rendell signed into law amendments to the Philadelphia City Code creating a new marital status called "life partnership."Registered city workers and their same-sex partners were now eligible to receive health, pension, and realty tax benefits if they were demonstrated to be in a loving, committed, mutually monogamous, financially interdependent relationship for longer than six months.On Aug. 29, the Commonwealth Court, in a unanimous decision, overturned the ordinance. The judges said the city had acted beyond its authority in changing local laws pertaining to marriage, thereby violating clear public policy, established by the Commonwealth, favoring marriage. Proponents...

 Early this month, I wrote a column saying that the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Fisher was lagging behind, buckling under the weight of bad news, and going nowhere fast. The moment I finished it, I knew a sequel would be in order, if and when things changed.Three weeks have passed and things have changed, at least some of them. A run of good news and sound decisions has injected new life into Fisher's effort, raising GOP hopes that his might not be a lost cause.This sequence of events started with Fisher's being endorsed by the largest state workers'...