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17 Gateway Publications
SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH'S LARGEST CIRCULATION
Vol. 81 No. 44
Wednesday, October 31, 1984
In Two Sections
30 Cents
ENTRANCED by the artistry of Theatre Kaze-No-Ko are fifth graders from the Shiva (Siva), who with Brahma and Vishnu, form one head and six arms Sewickley Academy and Edgeworth Elementary School. Five members of a representing the trinity. The players were sponsored by The Performing Arts Japanese troupe dedicated to teaching children to use. their imagination in for Children and the Child Health Association of Sewickley. (See Page 5A for play appeared in local schools on Oct. 24. Above, they form the Hindu god, more pictures by Daniel M. Miller.)
Herald poll shows tight race here
By Tim Kuzma -____________________
Even though President Ronald Reagan holds a commanding lead in most public opinion polls for the upcoming election, here in the Sewickley area, challenger Walter F. Mondale is giving the president a good run for his money.	,,
According to a recent survey taken by the Herald on Wednesday and Thursday Oct. 17 and 18, at the Quaker Village Shopping Center, Mondale will make a strong showing on Nov. 6.
Among 75 registered voters chosen at random, 40 percent stated they were going to Vote for Mondale while 39 percent said they were going to cast their vote for the president.
The deciding factor here will, be the 21 percent of die voters who have not made tip their minds yet.
Along parly lines, Reagan does better than Mondale. While Reagan will receive 71 percent of the Republican vote, Mondale is only getting 56 percent of the Democratic vote. Eighteen percent of the voters in both parties are going to cross party lines.
Although Mondale has a woman as his running mate, that did not seem to influence the women polled. Of the women surveyed, 43 percent said they would vote for Reagan while 40 percent said they were going to vote for Mondale.
Only one person in the survey said she was going to vote for Mondale because of Geraldine Ferraro. No one
polled had a negative reaction to Ferraro.
When it came to reasons for voting for their candidates, the issue was Reagan’s , performance over the last four years rather than Mondale’s plans for the future, or his past record.
A retired steelworker said, “People are getting tired of working for three dollars an hour. They just can’t do it. And he (Reagan) wants teenagers to work for less?’1
A 32-year- old man who is a registered Democrat, but is voting for the president stated, “Reagan represente the best chance for the white male, a voting block that has felt
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the effects of such arbitrary practices as reverse discrimination. Jobs and opportunity should be based on merit, not race or sex. And Reagan supports this.
“Reagan also will keep taxes and inflation down. This can mean a lot to white-collar workers in the lower economic brackets who lack such safety valves' as automatic cost-of-living clauses.”
A woman who is voting for Mondale even though she is a Republican, feels the president is “not competent” and is a “sham.”
Demographically, Reagan’s appeal extends to voters of all ages. The only
age group that Mondale has a solid lead in is the 65 and over group. Reagan holds a slim margin in young voters as well as the middle-aged.
“I’m voting for Reagan because of the record he has achieved during his four years in office. After .everything is settled I think he will go down as one of the turning points in American history if he is allowed to continue the course,” explained a 59-year old Republican woman.
“Interest rates are down. Inflation is down. And I like his philosophy,” said a registered Independent. Qf the three Independents polled, one was for Reagan and other two were undecided.
It seems the undecided vote Will determine the election in this area.
Many of the undecided voters said the debates had little impact on them and they would make up their minds on election day.
One man, however, knew he was going to make his decision. “I’m going to vote for the man who gives me a job.”
Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 0th
For more election news, please turn to Page 2A aAdapA.
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