Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Election results outlined on screen; races between Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield and Harry Lonsdale, North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms and Harvey Gantt, California gubernatorial candidates Dianne Feinstein and Senator Pete Wilson, Florida Governor Bob Martinez and Lawton Chiles, Texas gubernatorial candidates Ann Richards and Clayton Williams and Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates John Silber and William Weld mentioned. Report introduced.

(White House: John Cochran) President Bush's declining political popularity in Republican party examined; scenes shown of Bush casting vote in Texas and campaigning. [Political analyst Allan LICHTMAN, Representatives Thomas TAUKE, Guy VANDER JAGT - comment.] [BUSH - makes speech.]

(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced. ...... (North Carolina: Andrea Mitchell) Possibility of widespread Democratic victory due to use of tax fairness issue examined; Illinois Senate candidates Paul Simon and Lynn Martin, Senators Rudy Boschwitz, Sam Nunn and Bill Bradley, Governor Mario Cuomo and Representative Richard Gephardt mentioned. [Senator Tom HARKIN, TAUKE - make speeches about taxes.] [Democratic National Committee Paul TULLY, Democratic consultant Geoffrey GARIN - comment.]

(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Discussion presented with political leaders. [Democratic National Committee chairman Ron BROWN, Republican Congressional Reelection Campaign head Ed ROLLINS - talk about elections as referendum on Bush and 1992 presidential election.] Ronald Reagan mentioned in analysis of Bush's popularity.