LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: Al Gore is at a rally at the courthouse steps in Greenbay, Wisconsin. Greenbay an area that's considered by both parties a tossup in this presidential election. Let's listen to the vice president.</s>VICE PRES. AL GORE (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: ... from the special interests who are trying to turn the policies to their own advantage. You don't mind if I take my coat off, do you?</s>AUDIENCE: No.</s>GORE: It's chilly, but I'm hot.</s>AUDIENCE: Yes.</s>GORE: Have you noticed that Wisconsin is ground-zero for this election?</s>AUDIENCE: Yes.</s>GORE: All right, now let's talk for a little bit about health care. I believe it's an outrage that there are 44 million Americans who have no health insurance. I believe we need to move step-by-step toward universal health care, starting with a commitment to give high- quality, affordable health care to every single child in America within the next four years. We can do that. And we must do that.</s>WATERS: Al Gore in Greenbay, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 11 electoral votes all cast for Democrats in the last -- in four of the last six presidential elections. Ronald Reagan won Wisconsin in '80 and '84. The vice president spending the day going after swing voters. He opened the day in Muskegon, Michigan, a swing area, now in Greenbay. Tonight he will end his day by flying into Portland, Oregon where he will spend the night. Now, as you know, the Northwest is also a terribly hard-fought battleground area in the presidential campaign.
Vice President Al Gore Holds Campaign Rally in Greenbay, Wisconsin