European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 6, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5gop leading in key races polls show major party leaders prediction by David Espo a political Miter Washington a candidates in tuesdays congressional and gubernatorial elections hurtled through a final weekend of campaigning sunday while party leaders posted rival predictions of Success. Republicans were heartened by a string of Public opinion polls that showed Republican candidates leading including the California governors race. In California Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Wilson shuttled to a series of Public rallies on sunday while Democrat Dianne Feinstein visited churches in poor and minority areas of san Francisco. Feinstein told parishioners it was Wil Houston apr the last thing Democrat Mary Johnson expected sunday afternoon was a Call from president Bush but even in her Surprise she says she never told him shed vote for Republican Clayton Williams in the Texas gubernatorial race. A i said i would vote i did no to say who i was going to vote for a she told the associated press after Bush called her from a get out the vote phone Bank. As it turns out she said she will vote for Williams democratic opponent Ann Richards. That Wasny to the impression the grinning Bush gave reporters who watched him Call Johnson after phoning a handful of registered republicans to encourage them to vote for Williams. A reporter challenged Bush to pick a name from the Telephone Book at random after he called several names provided by gop Campaign workers. Bush grabbed the Book and picked out Johnson who said she earns $70 every two weeks caring for elderly people in their Homes. She said she and her retired son who a broke the Back of the 1990 civil rights Bill with his Senate vote sustaining president Bush a veto of that Bill two weeks ago. Wilson buoyed by recent polls giving him a slight Lead in the race condemned Feinstein for a a pathetic Campaign tactics designed to Divide the state on racial and class lines. In a closely watched Senate race gop sen. Jesse Helms passed up Church services in favor of extra rest. Democratic rival Harvey Gantt attended services and an evening rally. Florida a gubernatorial candidates campaigned on network television. A a we re saying no new taxes next year a said Republican gov. Bob Martinez appearing on abcs a this week with David husband who suffered a stroke two years ago support themselves on that and his social Security. Bush was beaming when he Hung up the Telephone giving the impression that he had happened upon a Williams voter although he did no to actually say so. But Williams contacted later said she  vote for Williams a because in a not a  asked what she thought of Williams to whom Bush has devoted considerable Campaign time she said a a in a just not going to vote for him that a  furthermore she said she did not vote for Bush in 1988, but cast her ballot for Democrat Michael Dukakis. Nonetheless she said she was excited to get the presidents Call although at first she thought it might be a trick. A i did no to have any idea that he would Call a she said. What does she think of Bush a performance As president a i guess he a doing All right the Best he can. He Sok i guess a she said.  a and that a where Lawton Chiles says we need  countered Chiles the Leader in one late pre election poll a Well i think that i done to agree right now that you have to have new  fresh polls pointed to a Republican trend in close races to pick governors in Kansas and Ohio and even Massachusetts where a Survey showed William Weld in a tight race with Democrat John Silber. Minnesota sen. Rudy Boschwitz counted As among the Gopas endangered incumbents held an apparently widening Edge Over Democrat Paul Wellstone according to a Survey of voters in their state. But a new Survey in Texas suggested Democrat Ann Richards was gaining on Republican oilman Clayton Williams in the governors race. Bush spent the Day in Houston where he attended Church with Williams and spoke by phone to rallies in Alaska Utah Nebraska and Maryland. A the election could be won or lost depending on who gets out to the polls a Bush said in a audio link with a rally for gop Senate candidate Hal Daub in Nebraska. Daub is seeking to unseat democratic sen. James Exon who leads in the polls. A i need More support from Congress Bush said. His Standard Campaign message stressed that if republicans could wrest control of Congress from democrats a we would control the Agenda a we  be playing on the  after raising $85 million for Republican candidates in tuesdays elections the presidents travel schedule has been curtailed in recent Days. Some republicans disagree with his decision to embrace higher taxes As part of a deficit reduction agreement. Democrats remained confident of solid gains in both Congress and the statehouse. Officials from major both parties predicted Success when the votes Are counted. Ron Brown chairman of the democratic National committee said his party would a pick up governor seats. We re going to pick up in the Senate and we re going to pick up in the  White House chief of staff John Sununu conceded democrats would retain control of the House and Senate in the 102nd Congress and perhaps pad their majorities in both houses. But he said a what we have set As a goal is to be significantly better than the average result in an off year  historically the party controlling the White House loses about two dozen House seats in the election Midway through the presidents first term. A nationwide new York times lbs Survey depicted an electorate pessimistic about the Economy and unhappy with its government and the pundits said they were wary of making predictions. A definitely a Yogi Berra year which is it Isnit Over till its Over a democratic pollster Peter Hart said on Cable news networks news maker sunday. At stake in tuesdays balloting Are 34 Senate seats a new 435-member House and 36 governorships. In addition More than 6,100 legislative races Are on the ballot and voters in 43 states and the District of Columbia will decide hundreds of ballot initiatives. Adding spice to the mix was increased interest in the state legislative races. An estimated 19 House seats will move from Northern and midwestern Industrial states to the Sun Belt before 1992, and millions have been spent to maximize each party a strength in the state Legislatures that will redraw the House District boundaries. The politicians and the pundits made the rounds of the sundays network interview programs generally agreeing that democrats would retain control of the Senate and House and emerge from tuesdays elections with More governorships than the republicans. House majority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri predicted on no cd so meet the press that democrats would pick up six or seven House seats and two or three in the Senate. Sununu in a combative interview on the same network said the party could lose Between four and 12 seats in the House and predicted the two sides would a break even plus or minus one in the Senate races. Sen. John Breaux chairman of the democratic senatorial Campaign committee predicted no net change in the current 55-45 democratic majority in the Senate. Republican party spokesman Charles Black said Republican losses would be held to a handful in the House and said he believes the gop could eke out a gain in the Senate. The new York times lbs Survey of 1,445 adults reported that nearly four in 10 people surveyed expect things to get worse in the country. Only three in 10 expect them to improve. Two thirds of those responding believe the Economy is in bad shape and 77 percent believe government is run by special interests looking out for  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 6, 1950 a Mountain climbing chinese and North korean communists broke through the 30-mile . Defense line North of the Chongchol River and brought mortars within Range of the vital Anju Bridge. 30 years ago today. Nov. 6, 1960 a More than 10,000 people were killed in two successive cyclones that struck the pakistani Bay of Bengal within three weeks. 20 years ago today. Nov. 6,1970 a the air Force removed restrictions on the number of items that May be stocked in commissaries in order to improve service and give military families greater Choice in buying food and household items. The army was reported studying a similar move. 7 0 years ago today. Nov. 6,1980 a Ronald Reagan bolstered by a smashing Victory so Broad that republicans also took control of the Senate for the first time in a Quarter Century began planning for the office he would inherit from Jimmy Carter on Jan. 20. Democratic voter Mary Johnson of Houston talks to a reporter on the Telephone while watching a newscast of president Bush making a Telephone Call to her. Bush s random Call fails to get vote for Williams