Show Standard-Examin- 3A Sunday October 23 1988 er NationalPolitics voter NEW YORK ( AP) — Polls are illuminating an electorate in turmoil with voters still groping — some of them dispiritedly — toward a decision in the presidential election analysts say While surveys indicate a healthy George Bush lead striking differences in gauging the size of the lead underline a certain unhappiness with the choices some pollsters said in recent days And that means things still can change with just over two weeks to go they said “People are having lots of second thoughts” said Andrew Ko-hpresident of the Gallup Organization Even in polls that have found stable results for weeks he said “I term it stable uncertainty” Several pollsters — but not all — agreed with such an analysis: That a good number of voters even at this late date remain loosely committed to either Bush or to Democrat Michael Dukakis Politics what he objected to on the Democratic side On another matter Bush was asked to comment on the racketeering indictment of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos “That speaks for itself and let the justice system go forward that’s what I say” he said Bush’s running mate Dan Quayle who was out of the public eye Saturday said in an interview Friday night that the two campaigns’ concentration on pro“sound bites” ducing for evening news shows wasn’t so bad because “one-linesay a ut From 1A mate Lloyd Bentsen campaigned in Texas and Dukakis joined state party officials in a show of solidarity in Georgia — two Southern states where polls suggest Bush has made headway by portraying the Democrat as soft on crime Dukakis took the issue on m his speech saying simply: “In their TV ads the Republicans accuse me of being soft ort criminals That’s a lie” Bush in a brief appearance at his Washington home dissociated himself from one printed ad along that line He was asked about brochures distributed by the state Republican Party in Illinois with a headline saying “All the Murderers and Rapists and Drug Pushers and Child Molesters in Massachusetts Vote For Michael Dukakis” Asked if he approved Bush said “No I don’t and I don’t back some of the stuff they’re No I disapsaying about me He didn’t say of that” prove and could change their minds “I see more indecision than usual and I ascribe that a lot to the negativism of the campaign” said I A Lewis chief of polling for the Los Angeles Times “I think there’s a kind of reluctance for people to commit themselves to one of two people neither of whom they like” Lewis in the Times poll has found that four in 10 of Dukakis’ supporters and nearly three in 10 of Bush's oppose the other candidate more than they favor their own — hardly an inspiring reason to cast a vote Gallup has found less than half of each candidate’s supporters backing him strongly and a sizable share roughly three in 10 saying they could change their And in an NBC minds News-Wa- ll Street Journal poll 57 of likely voters wished percent they had a different set of rs lot” “The information is out there” for voters to make their decisions he said Dukakis’ televised speech was part of a concerted effort by the Dukakis campaign to reach a wider audience He also is airing a tough new set of commercials accusing Bush of distortions and lies and is planning a number of other television appearances including an interview Tuesday on the ABC show “Nightline” Bush has repeatedly criticized Dukakis for a former Massachu You know our Soft Spots Get a Free Gift when you try them and a $5 rebate when you buy them Now you have the perfect excuse to try the superior comfort and stylish good looks of Soft Spots new Career Comforts Because while supplies last you'll receive a handy pocket organizer just for coming in and trying them on And if you decide to buy a pair we'll give you a $5 rebate coupon Either way you look at it you can't lose when you take advantage of our Soft Spots Soft Spots new Career Comforts: wedged leather skimmer in navy 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