minnesota national voice nonpartisan, pioneer press endorsing bush

'November 2nd - Nonpartisan Get Out the Vote Rally'
Saturday, October 30, 2004 Noon - 4 PM
North Commons Park, 1801 James Avenue, N, Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO: National Voice & Minnesota Council of Nonprofits KMOJ LIVE REMOTE
-- November 2nd T-shirts
-- Speeches
-- Lunch
-- Raffle Prizes (must be 18 to win)
-- Election Day Countdown

WHAT: GOTV RALLY -- Kick-off of the "November 2nd" nonpartisan weekend to election day effort to increase voter turnout.

Program: Noon - 4 PM

WHEN: Saturday, October 30th, Noon - 4 PM.

WHERE: North Commons Park, 1801 James Avenue, N, Minneapolis

FACTS: Charitable 501 (c) 3 organizations are the "sleeping giants" of the democratic process. They have access to potential voters who are disengaged from the electoral process. So positioned,
nonprofits can be catalysts for a dramatic increase in voter participation thorough legal voter engagement activities, including voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization

SOURCE National VoiceWeb Site: http://www.nationalvoice.org/

Pioneer Press Endorses President George W. Bush

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pioneer Press on Sunday, Oct. 31, is endorsing President George W. Bush in what it called "this most contentious of elections."

"Both candidates leave us wanting," says an editorial on the newspaper's Opinion Page. "But when they are held up side by side, it is clear to us that President Bush has the sharper vision for a prosperous and safe 21st century America and the better understanding of how the world has changed in the past three years. We believe that he will lead the country with a decisiveness that Sen. Kerry cannot muster."

The editorial is included in early Sunday editions available beginning mid-morning today. The newspaper also endorsed Bush in 2000.

"This is the George Bush that we would like again to endorse," the editorial says, "the president who will govern from the middle, who pursues policies that unite, rather than divide. The president who understands that tax cuts are not a gift from a generous government, but rather the results of a frugal government living within its means and taking less from its citizens as a result. The president who holds close to his heart the notions of smaller government, individual liberty and unfettered opportunity for all Americans."

The selection in the presidential race caps three weeks of endorsements in local, state and national races that involved invitations to 223 candidates to meet with the editorial board, which also considers candidate questionnaires, incumbents' records, news coverage, debates and citizen feedback. The Pioneer Press editorial board met in-person with Sen. Kerry and with his running mate, Sen. John Edwards, and members held a telephone conference call with Vice
President Dick Cheney.

"The endorsement is not designed to tell you how to vote," Pioneer Press Editorial Page Editor Art Coulson wrote in a column explaining the endorsement process. "It is merely our preference as an institution, a look at how the Pioneer Press might vote were it to enter the polling booth on Nov. 2."

The Pioneer Press, a Knight Ridder newspaper, is Minnesota's First Newspaper and the winner of three Pulitzer Prizes. Although the newspaper's primary focus is on distribution in the Twin Cities' East Metro region and Western Wisconsin, the Pioneer Press is available at more than 1,300 locations throughout the West Metro area, including both newspaper boxes and retail store newsstands. The Pioneer Press has a daily circulation of 191,264 and a Sunday circulation of 254,078. To arrange for home delivery, call (800) 678-7737.

SOURCE The Pioneer Press