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Candidates Head to the Finish Line

By Steve Inskeep

Published November 2, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Candidates hit the phones and go door-to-door to scrape up votes before Tuesday's election. NPR's Steve Inskeep chats with some political hopefuls.

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