Meredith College

Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech at Meredith College. He is introduced by a student, Colin Evans. Gantt frames the election as about who can help and prepare North Carolina for the future. He emphasises education as the way to the American Dream, and expresses support for working women (child care, tax credit for each child, Head Start). Early childhood education prevent deliquency, prison, counselor, and law enforcement costs. Gantt says he wants to protect and expand student loans and grants so every student has the opportunity to go to college, and provide tax deductions for families with college students and job training. Other topics include portable pensions and protecting pensions from being raided, equal pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, and protecting senior citizens, Medicare, and Social Security. Gantt criticizes his opponent, Jesse Helms, who he says will cut higher education benefits, Medicare, Social Security, and school lunches, but not corporate subsidies. Concludes with a question and answer session. Questions asked include Gantt's views on subsided housing, labor unions, tobacco industry, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), civil rights for gays, and welfare reform.