University Daily Kansan / Friday, January 15, 1988
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Interest is stirring in political clubs
Groups add members during sign-up
By Jeff Moberg Kansan staff writer
With the Iowa caucuses coming up Feb. 8, the presidents of both the College Republicans and the KU Democrats have been encouraged by the number of people expressing interest in their clubs this week.
The clubs ran sign up booths Monday and Tuesday in the Music Room on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. As of noon Tuesday, 23 people had expressed an interest in joining KU Democrats and 18 people were interested in joining the College Republicans.
Brenda Eisele, president of the College Republicans, said she was encouraged but not surprised by the number of people who showed interest in her club.
"The amount is about typical for the beginning of the spring semester's Activity Fair, considering the location of the fair," Eisele said.
Sitting in his club's booth at the fair, Joe Orrick, president of KU Democrats, said that he also was happy with the turnout, but that he expected more people to join after the primaries began.
"The momentum is starting to build and the interest is growing. Next semester when the election gets closer, there will be a lot more people wanting tooin." Orrick said.
Eisele also expected more people to become politically aware as the presidential election drew near. She said that she expected up to 300 people to join College Republicans at next semester's Activity Fair.
Brett Frazier, Pratt junior and leader of the Dole presidential campaign on campus, said that students could sign two separate sheets — one for the Dole campaign and another to show interest in joining the club itself. Last spring, College Republicans throughout the state officially endorsed Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole for president.
Frazier said the special sign-up sheet for Dole was used for financial reasons, and the other sheet was for
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The momentum is starting to build and the interest is growing. Next semester when the election gets closer, there will be a lot more people wanting to join.'
— Joe Orrick president, KU Democrats
anyone who might not back Dole but was interested in the club.
"I thought there needed to be a dedicated resource on campus to the Dole campaign during the primary season. The other one is there if people in the club wanted another candidate. We work together with the College Republicans and we are (both) here to further Republican goals in general." Frazier said.
A student who expressed interest in the College Republicans said he visited the booth for two reasons.
"I wanted to see what the group was like," said Shawn Simmons, Haysville sophomore. "Also, with President, I wanted to support him."
Two students who expressed interest in the KU Democrats offered different reasons.
"I basically signed up because I would receive information on Democratic candidates," said Todd Williams, Prairie Village sophomore. "I'm not into going to meetings. I signed up to get information, so I can make my own choice."
Kim Ellison, Shawnee senior, said she was interested in the club because she wanted to find out more about the Democratic Party.
"Right now, I'm more on an interest level and I want to see what goes on. If I can put in some input or help out, I'd like to. You don't see a lot of things in the press that tell you how the party works," she said.
Bird's-eve view
Students seen from the seventh floor of Frazier Hall make their wav along Javhawk Boulevard
Gephardt would be tough on tariffs, ad says
The Associated Press
BETTENDORF, Iowa - Rep. Richard Gephardt had just finished speaking to a small crowd in a bingo hall when a woman walked up and mentioned how much she liked his television commercial about Hyundai, the South Korean automobile.
Gephardt shook her hand and thanked her for the praise, an encouraging sign that his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination has survived a rocky period and is
very much in contention as the Iowa caucuses approach.
The commercial shows Chrysler K cars coming off the assembly line in the United States while the announcer says that the South Korean government slaps on so many tariffs that a buyer in that country has to pay $48,000 for the American-made car.
or leave a meeting with the new president wondering "How many Americans are going to pay $48,000 for one of their Huyundas."
After Gephardt reaches the White
Square, says the White House,
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Like many candidates, Gephardt needs a strong showing in Iowa to remain a contender for the primaries to follow. Unlike the others, he has based his appeal largely on a call fortougher dealings with overseas trading partners, and the woman's comment is a sign that the message is an attractive one.
The voters, he says later as he stares out into the frozen nighttime landscape, "are beginning to focus" on the candidates and their campaigns.
Gephardt set out to out-organize and out-campaign everyone in Iowa, where Feb. 8 caucuses are the first test of the election year. He made his first foray into the state in January 1985, and even rented an apartment for his mother to use when she stumps the state.
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