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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Wednesday, October 30, 2002 VOL. I Issue 10K JANKLOW PULLS AHEAD IN POLL KELOLAND-TV has just completed another round of polling their U.S. House Race Poll Results are as follows: There's a new leader in the U.S. House race. After trailing earlier this fall, the latest KELOLAND News Election poll shows Republican Governor Bill Janklow ahead of Democrat Stephanie Herseth.Last week they asked 600 registered voters if the election were held right then, would they vote for Bill Janklow or Stephanie Herseth? Their answers were different from what we've heard so far. 47% of the registered voters polled said they'd vote for Janklow, 42 % would vote for Herseth and 8% haven't made up their minds . Jim Hagen, Janklow Campaign Spokesman, says, "We're very excited about the poll results. I think it's a reflection of how hard the governor has been working in the last couple months." Stephanie Herseth says, "One would always like to be a little up instead of a little down in the polls but we've seen so many numbers and so many polls and what counts is neither of us has reached 50 yet." Jim Meader, KELOLAND Political Analyst, says, "I wouldn't put too much into the fact that maybe she's peaked. I guess I'd turn it around and say Bill Janklow as we've gotten closer to the election has become more of a candidate." Meader says Janklow's focused on his experience, and started to take the race more seriously than he did early on. Herseth does quite well with younger voters, while Janklow is stronger with older ones. Because older people tend to vote more, that gives him an advantage. But Meader says if Herseth can get voters 35 years old and younger to the polls, it could be even closer. Holabird Advocate Publisher Jerry Hinkle, a supporter of Herseth's is still optomistic of her chance to pull it off. "The voting is just 6 days away," he says, "and in a very close race like this those 8% could make up their minds in her favor by then. It should be noted that the "other" in this race recieved 3%. "Other" could only mean Terry Begay, the Libertarian candidate. both Janklow and Herseth may wish they had his support before the election is over. Election officials are preparing for a recount, should it become neccessary. The last time that happened was 1978 in the race for District 1 House race (South Dakota had 2 districts then). It was Tom Daschle's first election victory. He won by 14 votes (that's right only fourteen votes) W SCHEDULES TWO MORE S.D. VISITS South Dakota has had 3 visits from W since he became President almost 2 years ago. W will be coming to Aberdeeen, South Dakota tomorrow and with just 6 days left in the campaign plans on one more visit to the state before election day. Any newsworthy events will be reported in the Holabird Advocate tomorrow. HOLABIRD GETS 3 INCHES OF SNOW The weather is the second scariest thing in South Dakota right now (second only to politics). It appears that the little Trick or Treaters will be in need of winter gear as three inches of snow has fallen on us here in Holabird. Word is that Darrel Hinkle is going out as Spongebob Squarepants. All of us at the Holabird Advocate hope he has warm underwear beneath his costume. Tonight we are expecting single digit temps. Better get out the parka's, Ma ! Better find the shovel Pa ! It's gonna be a long cold winter !
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