ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, September 23, 1996             TAG: 9609230109
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

THE CITIZENS' AGENDA YOUR QUESTIONS SHAPE THE ISSUES

Three out of four Virginians say it's important to them that their candidates understand "what real life is like" - yet both of Virginia's candidates for the U.S. Senate are multi-millionaires. Today, John Warner and Mark Warner talk about how they relate to ordinary Virginians.

Tomorrow:

Consensus-building skills.

SOURCE: Survey conducted for The Roanoke Times by The Harwood Group, June 1996. Margin of error is four percentage points.

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  1. ``Does he understand how I feel carrying my lunch to 
          work in a brown paper bag? Does our next president understand that? 
          Or does Warner understand that? Either Warner? Do they understand 
          our problems of buying a home, educating our kids, buying groceries,
          hoping to have retirement and hoping to go on vacation?'' - Bill 
          Hinkle, Dublin. 2. ``I think it's frightening that those candidates 
          are from the same strata of society. When you have a million, it's 
          hard to relate to someone who's pursuing betterment at another 
          level.'' - Susan Kern, Roanoke County. color.
KEYWORDS: POLITICS CONGRESS