Archives

This is the archive area for October 1998.

To read the issue in which you're interested, click on its date.

  • Volume 2, Number 13: October 5, 1998
      With the general election less than a month away, California voters are focused on the races for governor, U.S. Senate and a myriad of congressional and legislative races.

  • Volume 2, Number 14: October 12, 1998
      Even in California, where multimillion-dollar ballot initiative campaigns are the rule rather than the exception, the fight over Proposition 5, the Indian gambling initiative, is raising eyebrows.

  • Volume 2, Number 15: October 19, 1998
      If you've ever wondered why political reporters insist on writing about opinion polls during an election year, there is a wonderful scene in the movie "African Queen" that says it all.

  • Volume 2, Number 16: October 26, 1998
      In an election year, just about everybody -- voters, pollsters, political consultants and candidates -- says they don't like negative advertising. So how come each election has its share of TV "hit" ads?