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Is Caucus Effective?
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standpoint of the more young,
college educated voters, they usu
ally vote on their own merits
and not the opinion of the cau
cus," he said.
Leeper also expressed concern
over the effectiveness of caucus
endorsements.
"I'm not sure they are the best
way to get people Information.
(Endorsements) tend to get peo
ple lazy. There are a lot of people
who don't go to a forum and don't
prepare themselves because
somewhere down the line some
one Is going to support me," Leep
er said.
There Is also the track record
of the caucuses endorsements.
McCain said It was "very good,"
but In recent elections the organ
ization's opinions have not re
flected voter's opinions. The cau
cus supported Charlie Dannelly,
whom Martin beat In the recent
primary. Last year the caucus
supported Charlotte business
man Naslf Majeed against coun
ty commissioner Bob Walton.
And In 1987 the caucus gave Har
vey Gantt Its support over cur
rent Mayor Sue Myrlck.
Although Majeed's campaign
wasn't successful, he did feel the
caucus' endorsement helped.
"I'd rather go Into an election
with It than without It," he said.
(Endorsements) are an effective
tool In swaying peoples opin
ions."
Wilder
Touts Va.'s
Success
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Ing "the new Virginia
mainstream." He promotes the
successes of the last two Demo
cratic administrations and
talks little about Coleman.
When asked by reporters, he
condemns the Republican's neg
ative television advertising and
defends his own as responses to
distortions aired by Coleman.
But most of the questions deal
with abortion and race. Wilder
plays up his pro-choice views on
abortion and minimizes the ra
cial significance of his cam
paign.
"What hapjjens here would say
that things can happen any
where," he said when asked If
his victory could Influence
black politicians In other
states.
But If he loses, he will not
blame racism. Wilder said.
William B. Hopkins, a former
Roanoke state senator who at
tended the Vinton rally, said a
few years ago he would have seen
a Wilder bid for governor as Im
possible.
'Wilder Is one of these people
who's been able to judge every
body on his own merits," Hop
kins said. "He thinks Virginians
are going to do the same thing on
Election Day and, you know, I
sort of think he's right. And If
they do, he's going to win."
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ber, was a bit more optimistic.
"1 think it can be more effec
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there is nothing wrong with that.
There Is no perfect entity.
"We have to work on bringing
more people In and being more
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McCain
Leeper
McCain said he doesn't see a
won - loss record as a litmus test
of the effectiveness of the cau
cuses endorsements.
"1 don't think It says much at
all. Ultimately, who wins the
race is the candidate and not the
endorsement." he said. "The cau
cus has never set Itself up as a de
liverer of votes. There Is no one
organization that can deliver
the black vote."
However. McCain said the cau
cus Is still the most respected
black organization In the com
munity.
"People ask what the caucus
feels about something. They
don't ask what the Black Bar As
sociation feels or the fraternities
and sororities feel. I don't want
to sound like a salesman but 1 be
lieve in the caucus."
Leeper, however, does not share
McCain's enthusiasm.
"If 1 had to grade the caucus on
performance, 1 think 1 would give
them a C. There's a lot to do polit
ically and maybe the caucus Is
not the organization to do it."
Majeed, who is a caucus mem-
Gaston Woman Starts
Deserted Parents Group
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way Parents Organization of
Gaston County.
The organization is designed
to locate parents that have
abandoned their families and to
provide support to single parent
households that are In need.
The group currently consists of
15 members.
"1 hope this organization will
be able to help some parents get
the help I once needed and was
unable to get when my children
were small and life seem to be so
hard. I thank God 1 have almost
made It. They are almost
grown," said Annie Bynum.
Bynum says that It Is Impor
tant for women especially to
push this matter. 'We have al
ways been the one left holding
the bag." she said.
Report: Black
Couples Income Up
The real median income of
black married-couple families
and per capita Income in
creased from 1987 to 1988,
while the number and percent of
blacks In poverty were un
changed, according to the Com
merce Department's Census Bu
reau.
The real median Income of
black married-couple families
rose by 6.8 percent to $30,390,
while black per capita income
Increased by 3.9 percent to
$8,270 after adjusting for a 4.1
percent increase In consumer
prices.
About 9.4 million, or 32 per
cent, of all black persons lived
below the oflTcial government
poverty level In 1988. The com
parable figures for black fami
lies were 2.1 million, or 28 per
cent. These figures were not
significantly different from
those In 1987.
These Income and poverty fig
ures are based on pre-tax mon
ey Income only, before any de
ductions. They do not Include
the value of non-cash benefits,
such as food stamps, public
housing, Medicaid or Medicare,
or employer-provided benefits.
The median Income of white
married-couple families was
$36,840 compared with $25,670
for Hispanic married couples.
Neither showed a significant
change from 1987 In real terms.
The real per capita Income of
whites rose by about 1.5percent
to $13,900, while that of Hlspan-
Ics was unchanged at $7,960.
About 20.8 million, or 10 per
cent, of the white population
was poor In 1988, compared
with 5.4 million, or 27 percent, of
Hlspanlcs. These figures were
unchanged from 1987 levels.
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