College Students `Elect' Bush President in Online Poll; Bush Pulls Out Slim Win Over Al Gore.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2000 On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of the New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). presidential primary, visitors to CollegeClub.com, the largest online community focused exclusively on the college market, in an online poll elected George W. Bush President, handing him a 52% to 48% victory over Vice President Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore . CollegeClub.com &uot;voters&uot; were asked to select the candidate they would vote for were the 2000 presidential election held today. More than 8000 college students participated in the poll in a 24-hour period. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore were selected as the Republican and Democratic party candidates, following an earlier vote in which students were asked to make their selections from among all candidates running for president. In that preliminary vote, almost 9,500 students cast ballots, with 30 percent of the vote going to Vice President Al Gore, 26 percent to Bush, seven percent to Bill Bradley For other uses, see Bill Bradley (disambiguation) and William Bradley. William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. , seven percent to John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , three percent to Alan Keyes  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. , two percent to Steve Forbes For the boxer, see . Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. (born July 18, 1947), is the son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. , and one percent to Gary Bauer Gary L. Bauer (born May 4 1946, Covington, Kentucky)[1] is a conservative American politician notable for his ties to several evangelical Christian groups and campaigns. In 1973, Bauer received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University. . Twenty-four percent of participants selected &uot;none of the above.&uot; &uot;Based on the strong responses to our presidential polls, college students are obviously interested in the race and in making their opinions known,&uot; said Ruby Randall, chief marketing officer, CollegeClub.com. &uot;In fact, we have over 150 clubs focused exclusively on politics, including Politics Today, Decision 2000, College Democrats, and Anti-Clinton. More than 15,000 of our members are actively discussing the election and the candidates through membership in these clubs, indicating that CollegeClub.com is emerging as a hub for online political discourse during this election year.&uot; About CollegeClub.com CollegeClub.com (www.collegeclub.com) is the world's largest online college community. With more than 1.6 million registered members, CollegeClub.com provides content, communications, education and commerce designed specifically by and for college students. More than 1.2 million unique visitors from over 3,800 colleges and universities interact in over 100,000 online special interest groups each month. Launched in 1996, CollegeClub.com is based in San Diego, Calif. and has been ranked the No. 1 college community site for unique visitors according to PC Data Online (fourth-quarter 1999), and No. 13 among all websites by Go2Net.com (10/27/99). CollegeClub.com is also the No. 1 college site, among all ranked websites, for targeting 18 to 24-year olds, according to Nielsen//NetRatings and PC Data Online. |
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