By Globe Staff and Wire Reports, 1/24/2000

DES MOINES -- After catching the tail end of Tennessee's rout over Jacksonville in the AFC playoffs at a Des Moines fire station, Gore went trooping through the snow for votes yesterday. ''I'm running for president and I would like your support at the caucuses,'' he said after knocking on Karen Hotchkiss's door. ''I appreciate the chance to meet you and ask you in person.'' After Gore left, Hotchkiss, who is torn between Bradley and Gore, said that having the vice president show up at her door would not affect her decision. But Kathleen Yarbrough, a 36-year-old self-described ''diehard Democrat '' who is also undecided, said that Gore's ''trouncing through this terrible weather,'' referring to frigid temperatures and a snow-covered landscape, was ''quite impressive.'' (Ann Scales, Globe Staff)

N.H. newspapers endorse McCain

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain picked up endorsements yesterday from the Concord Monitor and the Nashua Telegraph. The Concord Monitor praised McCain for ''a candidacy that respects voters, engages the issues and strikes a tone of righteous indignation'' and said it would announce its choice in the Democratic presidential race today. Along with McCain, the Nashua Telegraph also endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley. Also, the Eagle Tribune of Lawrence, Mass., endorsed Texas Governor George W. Bush in the Republican presidential race, the Associated Press reported.

Gore, McCain on top in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Vice President Al Gore extended his lead in New Hampshire yesterday while George W. Bush made up ground in the latest Reuters-WHDH tracking poll. The poll, conducted for Reuters and Boston television station WHDH by Zogby International, found Gore leading Bradley 50-38 percent among voters who intended to participate in the Democratic Party primary. John McCain led Bush 35 to 33 percent; Saturday, McCain had led Bush 38 to 32 percent. Publisher Steve Forbes polled 11 percent, with talk radio host Alan Keyes moving up to 9 percent. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and conservative Gary Bauer had 1 percent each.