·Voting for Bush (11.7.2000) ·Down the Home Stretch: Leaning Heavily Toward Bush (10.31.2000) ·After the Vice Presidential Debate (10.11.2000) ·After the First Debate: Both 'Boomers' Did the Generation Proud (Sort Of) (10.5.2000) ·Introduction (10.2.2000) Kim is 51 and works in public relations from a home office. He is married and has one child in college. In 1992 he voted for George Bush and in 1996 he voted for Bob Dole. decreasing the size of the federal government, taxes, candidate with maturity In 1981, People magazine chose Kim and his wife and daughter as the average American family.

As the Presidential Election heads into the "home stretch" I am leaning heavily toward casting my vote for Bush & Cheney. I have grown very comfortable with George Bush during the past month, especially because of his overall performance in the three Presidential Debates. Any lingering doubts or hesitancy I have pertaining to Bush is very much allayed or put rest by the presence of Dick Cheney as George Bush's running mate. My positive feelings about Cheney continue to increase every few days. I almost regret there isn't more media coverage concerning the Vice Presidential candidates.

I am very favorably inclined toward Joe Lieberman as well. I have a sense, though, that George Bush will rely upon and listen to Dick Cheney more than Al Gore will do with Joe Lieberman...

In reflecting further upon the three Presidential Debates, I must admit that I am favoring Bush's "style" more than Gore's "substance". I am very comfortable, though, with the concept of Bush setting a tone or direction for the country and, importantly, leaving the details or implementation to people such Dick Cheney.

My perception of George Bush and Al Gore might be best summarized as follows: If I needed a teammate for a game of Trivial Pursuit, I'd want Al Gore to be my partner. If I wanted to relax and enjoy myself after the game was over, I'd seek out George Bush.

In terms of the campaign focus in Missouri & the St. Louis area, I feel as if the Bush ads and/or Republican Party ads have been less contentious and less negative than the Gore ads and/or Democratic Party ads. Missouri in general and St. Louis in particular have been the recipients of considerable campaigning efforts, media coverage and election analysis. In many respects, this region may been getting numb from all of the attention. And, certainly, we have probably reached a point of information overload about the candidates, issues, polls, electoral votes and so forth.

Among my friends and colleagues, I am detecting many more pro-Bush voters than pro-Gore voters. Where I live and the people with whom I come in contact, though, tend to be somewhat conservative and/or Republican in each and every election. Overall, Bush has definitely solidified his support among the people I know.

In contrast, I don't know anyone who have been swayed or swung over by Gore.

From the time of the Democratic Convention, Al Gore has repeatedly said "I'll fight for you" to the voters. Unfortunately, his combativeness and feistiness does not convey a statesman or presidential demeanor. And, as the voting public tires of the almost excessive campaign rhetoric, Gore's somewhat negative style becomes a big turnoff to voters... It's like they can't make up their mind as to how to appeal to the voters.

Several weeks ago I decided to pay only minimal attention to specific issues. The issues always change within a year or two. Also, the President is only as effective with issues as Congress allows him to be. I have been listening to the current issues, though, more to discern a philosophy or approach to the federal government than to the specifics. In this regard, I definitely have favored the Bush & Cheney perspective of states' rights and local control.

The most significant conclusion I could make about my preference or inclination in this year's Presidential Election would be if I had to vote today or tomorrow, I'd vote for George Bush & Dick Cheney. For better or worse, however, there are still several days remaining during which I might hear or detect something that might change my mind.

·Voting for Bush (11.7.2000) ·Down the Home Stretch: Leaning Heavily Toward Bush (10.31.2000) ·After the Vice Presidential Debate (10.11.2000) ·After the First Debate: Both 'Boomers' Did the Generation Proud (Sort Of) (10.5.2000) ·Introduction (10.2.2000)