The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 17, 1996            TAG: 9610170017
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A18  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   18 lines

ELECTION `96: GOOD AND BAD

There is both good and bad news this election year.

The bad news is that, once again, we have issues so varied and complex that virtually no candidate exactly matches any rational voter's ideal choice.

The good news is that we have an easy litmus test: All a concerned voter need do is determine which candidate is supported by Pat Robertson, Ralph Reed and the Christian Coalition, and then vote in the opposite way, secure in the knowledge that by opposing them, we have cast a vote supporting freedom, the Constitution and, yes, God.

DAVID W. UTT

Norfolk, Oct. 8, 1996 by CNB