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• On the Campaign Trail...  
  

  	Lyra Logan
  To the Finish Line...The last few days of the campaign, Willie was busy as ever on the Campaign Trail! Running 'til the end!! Friday, Willie and Lyra campaigned in South Bay, Belle Meade, Pahokee, and Okeechobee, posting campaign signs and talking with local voters.  On Saturday, they visited churches and communities in Orange Park and Green Cove Springs before passing out literature at the Jacksonville Air Show and at the St. Augustine Lincolnville Festival.  Sunday, Sean and Willie attended services at four South Florida churches and greeted voters at a Broward Sunday Jazz festival.
  Monday, Willie greeted voters in Little Havana during lunch and talked with workers during a shift change at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.  He then campaigned at a busy downtown Miami intersection during the afternoon drive and finished the night at a church revival meeting in Richmond Heights.  Election Day morning, he and Lyra went to vote at around 8:00 am and then greeted the morning traffic at an intersection in Northwest Miami Dade. Later on Election Day, Willie visited a number of Miami-Dade precincts before joining staff at the campaign office to await election results.  RUN, WILLIE, RUN!!
  <<<<<<Willie after voting this morning!

   

• To view pages and pages of pictures along the Campaign Trail, click here.
  
  

• Willie and Sean have received hundreds of phone and e-mail messages since Willie appeared in the first televised debate!  
  The TV station that hosted the 10/23 debate has gotten dozens of calls from viewers wanting to get in touch with Willie!  Click here to read what some are saying about Willie's performance in the three final debates! 
  
  

• Read some of the press coverage of the 10/23 debate...
  "Logan Takes McCollum, Nelson to Task on Campaign Finance Reform" Naples Daily News
  "Senate Frontrunners Stumped: Independent Logan Creates Silence with Challenge to Denounce Soft Money" Miami Herald
  "Senate Debate Focuses on Soft Money" Florida Times Union
  
  

• Willie believes it is critical to this Think Independent campaign to let voters know from whom he is receiving financial support.  Click here to view a list of Willie's contributors.
  

• On September 1, Willie filed a Writ in the Supreme Court of Florida to force the Division of Elections to list all candidate names fairly on the upcoming November 7, 2000, general election ballot.  Current law would allow the State to list major party candidates first, giving them an unfair advantage over non-party candidates, since it has been shown that some voters simply vote for the first person listed in some races.  This practice of listing major party candidates before any others contradicts the Florida Constitution which Florida voters recently amended to provide for equal ballot access for all candidates. 
  
  The practice also violates federal constitutional rights.  So, on September 8, Willie filed a similar complaint in the United States District Court in Miami. Click here to read the Logan2000 press release about the law suit.  Click here to read the September 2 Orlando Sentinel article about the suit. 
  
  

• Did you catch the first televised U.S. Senate candidate debate?  Well, fret not, because it is still running statewide at various times on the Sunshine Network.  The debate, sponsored by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, focused primarily on business issues, ranging from employer health insurance, taxes, trade, and spending the budget surplus. The post-debate buzz around the room was that Willie "won" this head to head match up against his opponents.  Here's what one viewer had to say:
  
  

  August 31, 2000  Dear Willie, I watched the debate today and was very pleased to hear your honesty and "no fear" attitude to tell the truth.  You still have my vote.    A certain kind of ego seems to go with some public officials, and the idea that the voters are stupid is a sad mistake for them to make.  We may feel powerless but not stupid. Thank you for not being that kind of politician.  We are fighting for survival in this country and I, for one, want my leaders to be truthful.  You give me hope that the government could eventually be returned to the people of this country.  Sincerely,   Alesa Glazier Lakeland



• LIVE CHATS RESUME!  Willie will resume his on-line chats with voters, discussing issues from campaign finance reform to gun control.  Join Willie on-line regularly throughout the remaining days of the campaign.  
  
  Next On-line Chat with Willie:  TBA.
  

• We are pleased to announce that Logan2000 supporters now may contribute to the Logan2000 Campaign on-line via our secure server.  To do so, click on "Contribute" above.
  
  

• Issues' Statements. Feedback from the Independence Tour and the On-line Issues Poll have enabled Willie to begin to develop concise statements on a number of issues important to Floridians. Click here to read those statements.
  
  

• Maybe you heard that a July 6 U.S. Senate debate/forum sponsor tried to exclude Willie from the discussion.  Even in the face of letters from our opponents in favor of Willie's participation, the fellow, a long time Democrat, said Willie could not speak.  But guess who went and joined the discussion anyway?  You guessed it: Willie, who did a fine job showing himself to be the only candidate who understands and represents average citizens and isn't beholden to special interests or to parties. 
  
  Here's what a Miami Herald reader had to say on the subject in a July 13 Letter to the Editor, entitled "Logan courageous":
  
  

  Good for Willie Logan.  How could there be a real debate of the issues when some candidates are excluded?  It took courage for Mr. Logan, uninvited, to appear at the...forum for Senate candidates in Tampa recently and quietly insist that he be allowed to participate. Stephanie Neumann Miami

  
  

• Willie's Statewide Independence Tour ended with a literal bang in Key West amidst the fireworks on Independence Day!!  Click here to see where the Independence Tour took Willie from May 8-July 4 and view the Tour daily photo journal.   
  
  An eight week motorcycle journey, the Logan2000 Independence Tour enabled Willie to be as close as possible to Floridians as he continues to listen to the issues that concern us.  Print and broadcast coverage of the Tour was nothing short of outstanding.  Click here to read some of the print press coverage of the Tour.