College Students Choose Gore and Bush in Super Tuesday CollegeClub.com Primary Poll.

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000

71 Percent of College Students Would Still Consider Voting

for a Candidate if That Candidate Once Had an Affair

Nearly three quarters of college students stated that they would still consider voting for a candidate who had an affair in the past, according to an online poll conducted by CollegeClub.com.

Among candidates for the Democratic nomination, Al Gore was the clear choice with 31 percent of the votes while Bill Bradley walked away with only 9 percent. Among Republican candidates, George W. Bush led with 29 percent and John McCain followed with 19 percent.

Results were tallied among college students from both parties who are registered to vote and plan to vote in the primary; 2,913 students participated in the poll. There are approximately 16 million students in the U.S., according to Jupiter Communications.

On abortion, 61 percent of registered student voters support the right to choose. However, when asked what he or she would do if she or his partner were pregnant, 59 percent said they would choose to have the baby.

When asked how a candidate's stance on abortion will impact their vote in the 2000 election, 18 percent stated that they would only support a candidate who has the same stance on abortion as they do. The majority, 66 percent, stated that they will consider the candidate's stance, but it will not necessarily dictate their vote, while 16 percent do not consider a candidate's stance important.

On gay rights, 54 percent of respondents believe that same sex marriage should be legal and 61 percent believe that a gay couple should have the right to adopt and raise children.

Additional results among registered student voters:

--   54 percent agree that there are no candidates who closely reflect
     their interests.
--   73 percent believe that an insignificant portion or none of their
     income will come from Social Security when they retire.
--   When asked who has the most power or influence in the U.S., 59
     percent said the media, 15 percent said congress, 10 percent said
     the president, 8 percent said Alan Greenspan, 4 percent said the
     Supreme Court, and 3 percent said Bill Gates.
--   72 percent believe that cigarette taxes hurt consumers more than
     the tobacco companies.
--   65 percent agree that the candidate with the most money wins.
--   59 percent agree that the structure of the electoral process
     makes their vote insignificant.
--   56 percent believe that the President should make decisions based
     on national interests before what is morally right.
--   While 61 percent of female students believe a woman will be
     elected Vice President within the next eight years, 80 percent of
     female students would not choose public office as a career.

Registered student voters in California who plan to vote in the primary indicated they would vote as follows:

--   35% will vote for Gore
--   24% will vote for Bush
--   17% will vote for McCain
--   8% will vote for Bradley

A series of five self-administered polls were conducted with CollegeClub.com members on the CollegeClub.com website. The polls focused on a variety of topics: Abortion, Politics, Marriage & Family, Voting and Economics. An average of 4,800 members participated in each poll, averaging 3,100 registered voters.

About CollegeClub.com

CollegeClub.com (www.collegeclub.com) is an integrated communications and media Internet company that operates the leading online destination targeting the college market. With more than 1.8 million registered members at over 3,800 colleges and universities, CollegeClub.com provides content, communications, community and commerce designed specifically by and for college students.

Launched in 1996, CollegeClub.com is based in San Diego and has been ranked the No. 1 college oriented site in terms of unique visitors, time spent online, page-views and demographic targeting according to PC Data Online (fourth-quarter 1999), and the No. 1 college site, among all ranked websites, for targeting 18 to 24-year olds, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.