BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 10, 2000 ISSUE
GOVERNMENT The Vouchers Debate BUSH The GOP candidate hopes his support for taxpayer-funded vouchers will peel off some of the black vote, which is now solidly pro-Gore, and help expand his standing with Hispanics, where he already has made inroads. GORE The Vice-President opposes vouchers, which are controversial with the public. He hopes to woo suburban swing voters by arguing that vouchers divert money from the public school system, but he runs the risk of losing some minority votes. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The ABC's of Vouchers and Politics TABLE: The Vouchers Debate INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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