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County Probate Court, and Mr. Bryce Sandler, Ms. Romney's
O'Brien is the son of the late deputy finance director. 'We out-
Judge John O'Brien and the raised Carl Levin in the first two
nephew of Oakland County Cir- weeks of October, and we've
cuit Court Judge Francis X. planned a strong media buy for
O'Brien.
the last week before the election.
Ms. Grant, a Bloomfield Hills Our polls [of likely voters] show
attorney, isn't sure of her fund- us about 12 points behind. That's
raising totals, but county records a far cry from the newspaper polls:
show she raised $120,960 between We feel our grassroots efforts will
Jan. 1 and Aug. 26, 1996. Post- be significant in the final days."
primary funds were
Other recent polls,
including one conduct-
not yet available
through the Oak-
ed by the Lansing-
land County Board
based firm EPIC/
of Elections. With-
MIRA, show Democrat
Sander Levin well
out his figures in
front of him, Mr.
ahead of his opponent
John Pappageorge in
O'Brien guesses he's
raised $75,000.
the 12th Congression-
al District.
Unlike his oppo-
nent, Mr. O'Brien
Political watchdogs
believe Mr. Levin will
will not buy televi-
easily be re-elected
sion slots. "TV is
far too expensive,"
despite close races be-
said Mr. O'Brien,
tween the two can-
an attorney in the
didates in 1992 and
Oakland County Pros-
1994. Two years
ago, Rep. Levin out-
ecutor's office. 'What
you lack in finances,
spent his Republi-
you make up in volun-
can challenger by
more than $1 mil-
teers."
Volunteers are help-
lion and captured
ing Mr. O'Brien hand- El3
52 percent of the
deliver his literature. k
vote. In 1992, again
with the same fi-
Between now and elec-
nancial margin, the
tion day, Mr. O'Brien
will keep up his sched-
congressman won
ule of making between
with 53 percent of
the votes.
two and five speaking
Nanci Grant:
engagements a day. "If Top:
So why will this
Working h and through
election be easier for
I haven't been to at Tuesday.
the seven-term
least two places, then I
member of Con-
feel like I've missed a Above: Ste ye Kaplan
gress? Mr. Faver-
spot," he said.
makes his second bid for
man maintains that
This year looks like it the prosec utor's job.
in 1992, Rep. Levin
could be a good one for
was unprepared for
the Levin brothers.
Polls show both Sander and Carl a serious challenge and two years
Levin should easily win their re- later he was swimming against
the Republican tidal wave.
spective races.
"If a Democratic incumbent
Mr. Faverman agrees with the
numbers. "He [Carl Levin] will could survive in '94, he or she can
beat Ronna Romney with more survive any election," Mr. Faver-
than 57 percent of the vote," Mr. man said. 'The Republicans gave
Faverman predicted about the it their best shot in 1994 and came
U.S. Senate race. The political con- up short.
"This year, Pappageorge has
sultant is also basing his predic-
tion on presidential coattails and lost some of his appeal because af-
Ms. Romney's campaign finance ter two previous elections,
he is less of a Washington out-
difficulties.
The Romney campaign holds sider. Plus, the economy is good,
which translates well for incum-
tight to a never-say-die policy.
'We're still confident," said bents."
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align ourselves with a political af-
filiation, so we thought helping to
get the vote out would be an ef-
fective way to get involved," said
Lisa Eidelman, an assistant di-
rector of BBYO.
Ms. Eidelman guesses there
will be two teens per home, de-
pending on the number of children
requiring supervision.
Ms. Cohen, a student at
Groves, misses the deadline to
vote by just two months. Mr.
Lezell, a self-described political
junkie and Andover High School
student, is also too young to vote.
Both agree it's an important civic
responsibility and they began for-
mulating the project in August to
fulfill a social action component of
BBYO.
"People bring up so many ex-
cuses about why they don't vote,"
Mr. Lezell said. 'We can help elim-
inate at least one."
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