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Saturday Morning News

Bush Tailors Message for New York Constituency

Aired March 4, 2000 - 8:02 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Bush is dividing his campaign time today between New York state and Connecticut.

CNN's Pat Neal is following the Bush campaign. She joins us this morning from Binghamton, New York.

Good morning, Pat.

PAT NEAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Miles.

Governor George Bush said he is pleased that Bob Jones University has changed its policy. He said that it was the right decision. But the school has not changed its anti-Catholic stance and that's what Bush has been hammered on here.

Bush is campaigning, as you said, in New York. It's a second straight day of campaigning. New York is a state that is about 50 percent Catholic. The race here is very tight and Bush is urging everyone to vote.

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GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: On the even when I hope you go out and vote and not only go out and vote, make sure you take your neighbors and friends with you, that should I be the one after all the decision-making is done, should I be the candidate that America turns to when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to uphold the laws of the land. But I also will swear to uphold the honor and the dignity of the office to which I have been elected, so help me God.

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NEAL: The state has 93 delegates up for grabs for Republicans on Tuesday. These delegates are awarded proportionately. This is the most intense weekend of campaigning. Bush and McCain are running neck and neck in polls in New York. Bush used to enjoy a comfortable lead, but McCain started closing that gap after attacking Bush for not speaking out about Bob Jones University's anti-Catholic stance. Bush advisers say they do not expect New York to clinch the nomination for them, but Bush has the support of the party's establishment and that means organization.

Bush has been tailoring his message to key voters. In Long Island Friday, he went to a women's forum and he spoke about increased funding for breast cancer research. Long Island has one of the highest incidents of cancer in the country. Bush said he would continue running those ads that attack McCain for voting against some cancer research. And he was joined by former presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole and today expects to receive the formal endorsement of New Jersey Governor Christie Todd-Whitman.

Bush today campaigns again in New York, first in Rochester and then he comes to us in Binghamton. He participates in an early St. Patrick's Day parade, and then he goes on to Connecticut, as you said, which also has a primary on Tuesday.

Pat Neal, CNN, reporting live from Binghamton, New York.

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