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National Races
Nationally, 36 governorships, 34 senate seats, and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are at stake on Tuesday. As you may imagine, top lawmakers from both parties are busy campaigning. Our Washington D.C. Correspondent, Charles Sherrill reports.
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The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal may impact a few isolated races around the country, but not enough to make much difference nationally. What's more important in this election, as in most, is how much money candidates spend and how they stand on local issues.
From coast to coast, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the nation's best-known Democrats are trying to give a sharp elbow to election day history. Usually the party of a second-term President suffers an off-year election whipping. To prevent that, President Clinton went to the east room of the White House Monday afternoon to criticize a Republican health care proposal.
"THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY TIME..AND THERFORE IT IS NOT AN ORDINARY ELECTION."
It's not an ordinary time in large part because the President is threatened with impeachment. But aside from some t.v. ads, impeachment is not a major factor in the races that seem to matter most to the White House.
First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton went to New York to campaign for Charles Schumer.. who's trying to knock off incumbent Senator Al D'Amato.
Vice President Gore went to California to boost Democrat Barbara Boxer, who's trying to fend off a strong challenge from Republican Matt Fong.
Some election analysts predict the White House effort won't be enough to strip Republicans of their control of Congress. The goal then is simply to limit losses.
Sixty is the magic number for Senate Republicans.
