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Gore Makes Final Push in Pacific Northwest

Aired October 23, 2000 - 10:10 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Now on to political news, after months of rancor and rhetoric, the president race nears the finish line. But the route may be more of a marathon than a dash. Fifteen days before the voters go to the polls and the candidates are going to the voters. Both men have jammed schedules this week trying to visit as many states as possible. Al Gore will try to regain lost ground.

The latest CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup tracking poll shows Bush holding a nine-percentage point lead. Bush is in Kansas City, Des Moines, and Milwaukee today. Gore will be focusing on the Pacific Northwest with stops in Portland, Oregon and Washington state.

MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: Both candidates realize that each mile now that they log could put them closer to the White House, and neither seems to be taking any votes for granted in this final leg of the campaign trail. We have CNN reporters shadowing both candidates.

Let's begin with CNN's Jonathan Karl, who is following the Gore campaign.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JONATHAN KARL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With a spirited rally in Portland, Oregon, Vice President Gore began a final push for support in the Pacific Northwest. Democratic presidential candidates have reliably carried both Oregon and Washington for nearly a generation, but this year both states have emerged as major battlegrounds.

VICE PRES. AL GORE (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Oregon is dead even. What is going to determine the outcome is your willingness to go out and make a difference. I'm asking you for your help.

KARL: Earlier in the day, Gore toned down the politics and talked about morality at a church service in Dallas. The speech was billed as a major address on values. Gore used it to direct some tough words at Hollywood.

GORE: There is too much explicit sexuality aimed at families at times when young children are watching. This is a problem that must be addressed, both with explicit sexuality and with violence. There are those who say it is not a problem; it doesn't affect people. Well, it does. KARL: The occasion for Gore's speech was the dedication of the new 8,000-seat sanctuary for Potter's House Ministries, led by best- selling author and prominent televangelist, T.D. Jakes.

(on camera): The vice president did not come to Dallas to seek votes in Texas, but to reach a large, predominantly African-American audience nationwide. Potter's House Ministries is one of the largest African-American religious organizations in the country. Its service is watched on television by audiences far beyond the state of Texas.

(voice-over): As Vice President Gore tries to rally support in the Pacific Northwest, he faces not only a tough challenge from George W. Bush, but also a strong showing by Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. With Nader draining some of his support, Gore knows he needs to work even harder to win here.

Jonathan Karl, CNN, Portland, Oregon.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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